Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Woman's Woolen Shawl

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 5232

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; gray medium-weight wool; nearly square; white window-pane checks; dark gray border; red line in border; twisted self-fringe on four sides; fringe length varies on each side-1 1/2-inches, two-inches, three-inches. Dimensions including fringe: 41-inches long; 33-inches wide. Good condition - one small moth hole. Unknown date. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Dimensions

Width

33 in

Length

41 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including fringe: 41-inches long; 33-inches wide.

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Mrs. George Clarence Johnson. 201 W. Evergreen Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19118. Donated 1965, catalogued 1972.