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

60-120

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; off-white heavy silk; square; Chinese embroidery; floral and leaf pattern overall; ten-inch knotted fringe including a two-inch band of crocheting. Spanish-style. Dimensions including band and fringe: 80-1/2-inches square. Good condition. Circa 1890. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

80-1/2 in

Length

80-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including knotted band and fringe: 80-1/2-inches square.

Material

Silk

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.