Woman's Silk Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

51W

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; large square; gold color fine silk brocade; woven floral and leaf pattern overall; lightweight; eight-inch handmade knotted and twisted fringe of same color; fringe sewn to hem all around. Dimensions including fringe: 64-inches square. Fair condition - stained; fringe tangled. Circa 1850. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Width

64 in

Length

64 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including fringe: 64-inches square.

Material

Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Groff, Miss Ida Bates

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Groff Collection, 1957.