Woman's Silk Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Shawl

Woman's Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 4179

Description

Shawl. Woman's long rectangular silk shawl. Purple and white machine-woven silk; about 12" loosely woven bands of geometric design in the same colors at each end; finished with six-inch long silk knotted fringe of the same colors. Dimensions: thirty-inches wide; 115 1/2-inches long with loosely woven panel and fringe. Excellent condition. Circa 1900. Shawl was worn by the donor's mother, Mrs. Otto Reyman of Germantown. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

30 in

Length

115-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: thirty-inches wide; 115 1/2-inches long with loosely woven panel and fringe; 12" loosely woven bands of geometric design in the same colors at each end; finished with six-inch long silk knotted fringe of the same colors.

Material

Silk

Provenance

Notes

Shawl was worn by the donor's mother, Mrs. Otto Reyman of Germantown, circa 1900.