Woman's Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 2113

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; square; printed silk; red with light brown design. Poor condition. No date given. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnson, George Clarence (1881-1965)

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Born: 9/20/1881, Died: 10/5/1965 George C. Johnson attended Friends Central School and the Drexel Institute. He worked for Horace Trumbauer for some 25 years; there he was in charge of supervising details, specifications and the superintendence of projects. From 1937 to 1939 Johnson served as assistant architect with the Pennsylvania State General State Authority. Johnson was a member of the T-Square Club and joined the AIA in 1945, reaching emeritus status in 1962. Written by Sandra L. Tatman. Clubs and Membership Organizations American Institute of Architects (AIA) Philadelphia Chapter, AIA T-Square Club