Woman's Silk Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 698

Description

Shawl. Silk shawl, green and darker green; iridescent colors in light; reversible; ecru and green on reverse side; plaid; pink, beige, and blue sewn-on knotted fringe; Worn by Lavinia Rittenhouse who was born in 1825 (died 1859) and married Thomas B. Henderson. Dimensions: 74-inches square with fringe; fringe 7-inches. Fair condition; stains; several tears along edge. Circa 1850. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bjornsgaard, Ruth Henderson; Lavinia Rittenhouse (1825-1859) and Thomas B. Henderson

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Lavinia Rittenhouse who was born in 1825 (died 1859) and married Thomas B. Henderson. Lavinia was the daughter of John and Hannah Rittenhouse and grew up in Germantown where her father kept a store. (Source: 1850 Census: Ancestry.com)