Woman's Woolen Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Woolen Shawl - Front

Woman's Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Woolen Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 127.7

Description

Shawl. Woman's woolen shawl; nearly square; off-white light-weight wool; all-over pattern of red and green paisleys on off-white background; red and green woven band on four sides; self-fringe on two sides; selvage on two sides. Dimensions: 69 1/2-inches long including fringe; 65-inches wide; 2 1/2-inch fringe on two sides; one-inch selvage on two sides. Poor condition - ragged fringe; holes; stains. Unknown date. No original accession record found.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

65 in

Length

69-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 69 1/2-inches long including fringe; 65-inches wide; 2 1/2-inch fringe on two sides; one-inch selvage on two sides.

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Moore, Mrs. Walter T., and Sarah Emlen

Provenance

Notes

Mrs. Walter T. Moore was born Sarah Emlen. Sarah Emlen (1860-1963) was the daughter of Samuel Emlen (1829-1920) and Sarah Williams (1830-1913) of Germantown. (Source: Sotheby's Auction catalog: 20 January 2016: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.95.html/2016/schorsch-collection-n09466)