Woman's Silk Gauze Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Gauze Shawl

Woman's Silk Gauze Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Gauze Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 4093 B

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; large nearly square; off-white silk gauze; covered in embroidered satin-look floral design; unfinished scalloped edges on four sides; small flowers in center; band of embroidered flowers with scalloped edges on three sides; deep floral border & scalloped edge on one side. Dimensions: 51-inches long; 48-inches wide; 14-inches wide floral band; five-inch floral band and scallops on three sides. Good condition. Date unknown. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Width

14 in

Length

51 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 51-inches long; 48-inches wide; 14-inches wide floral band; five-inch floral band and scallops on three sides.

Material

Gauze; satin