Woman's Woolen Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's India Wool Shawl (Detail)

Name/Title

Woman's Woolen Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 4443

Description

Shawl. Woman's very large white rectangular shawl; Indian light-weight wool; two-inch long self-fringe on two sides; machine selvage on two long sides. Small purple embroidery in one corner; signature in purple embroidery on opposite corner. Dimensions: 144-inches long with fringe; sixty-inches wide. No date given. Poor condition - numerous holes; hand mends over all. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

India

Dimensions

Width

60 in

Length

144 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 144-inches long with fringe; sixty-inches wide; two-inch long self-fringe on two sides.

Material

Wool