Name/Title
Woman's ShawlEntry/Object ID
1988.4.1Description
Shawl. Woman's Quaker-style shawl; dressy shawl; heavy off-white silk; long knotted fringe. Very good condition. Circa 1850.
"Worn by the donor's grandmother: Elizabeth Webster (1816-1892) who was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Thorp Webster. The parents were married in 1805 at Old Walnut Street Quaker Meeting House, Frankford, Philadelphia. They lived on a farm in the Frankford area."
Transcribed from Original Accession Record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Frankford, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Brinton, Miss Elizabeth; Elizabeth (1816-1892), Mary Thorp, and Stephen WebsterProvenance
Notes
"Worn by the donor's grandmother: Elizabeth Webster (1816-1892) who was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Thorp Webster. The parents were married in 1805 at Old Walnut Street Quaker Meeting House, Frankford, Philadelphia. They lived on a farm in the Frankford area."
