Woman's Silk Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Shawl

Woman's Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 787

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; large; square; off-white heavy silk crepe; embroidered in floral pattern around sides; plain in center; probably Chinese. Fine twelve-inch fringe and band of delicate knotting all around. Dimensions, including knotting and fringe: 84-inch square. Excellent condition. Curator: "Not as handsome as CW 786" Circa 1910. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

China; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

84 in

Length

84 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including knotting and fringe: 84-inch square.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kalteyer, Mrs. Frederick J.

Provenance

Notes

Frederick J. Kalteyer, M.D., was a professor of Clinical Medicine at Jefferson Medical College and co-author of Modern Medicine, 1900, published by W.B. Saunders.