Name/Title
Woman's ShawlEntry/Object ID
Gill-275-7Description
Shawl. Tan silk shawl; nearly square; woven one and 3/4-inch border of orange, black, yellow, brown on two sides; gray orange, cream border on opposite two sides; rolled handkerchief hem on two sides; folded and stitched hem on opposite two sides. Dimensions: 66 1/2-inches long; 62 1/2-inches wide. Good condition - some stains. Circa 1850.
Worn by the donor's great grandmother, Rebecca (Harrold) Gillingham, wife of Joseph Gillingham and great grandmother of Harrold Gillingham.
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDimensions
Width
62-1/2 inLength
66-1/2 inDimension Notes
Details: Dimensions: 66 1/2-inches long; 62 1/2-inches wide.Provenance
Notes
Worn by the donor's great grandmother, Rebecca (Harrold) Gillingham, wife of Joseph Gillingham and great grandmother of Harrold Gillingham.
