Woman's Silk Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Square Silk Shawl: Woman's Lace Shawl
Woman's Square Silk Shawl

Woman's Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 3658

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; square; white silk organza; plain; sheer; 1/4-inch hand basted hem with knotted fringe sewn-on; six-inch fringe including 1/2-inch knotted band. Dimensions: 69-inch by 69-inch square. Good condition; tangled fringe; a few stains. No date given. Worn by the donor's aunt: Sallie Ann Austin, sister of Heurette Austin Dixon. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

69 in

Length

69 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 69-inch by 69-inch square.

Material

Silk organza

Provenance

Notes

Worn by the donor's aunt: Sallie Ann Austin, sister of Heurette T. Austin Dixon. Mrs. George Wooley Lukens is the former Susanna Hancock Dixon. George Wooley Lukens and Susanna Hancock Dixon were married June 14, 1899 at the Friends Meeting, 219 West Coulter Street, Germantown.