Woman's Silk Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Crocheted Silk Shawl

Woman's Crocheted Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 1615

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; off-white; machine-knitted silk; applied crocheted seven-inch band and fringe on four sides. Dimensions including band and fringe: 53-inches long; 50-inches wide. Fair condition - insect debris; one significant hole in band; overall dirty. No date given. Mrs Kimber was a member of the Haines Family and lived at Wyck. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

50 in

Length

53 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including band and fringe: 53-inches long; 50-inches wide.

Material

Silk knit

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kimber, Mrs. William; Haines family

Provenance

Notes

The donor, Mrs William Kimber, was a member of the Haines family and lived at Wyck.