Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

2020.31.2

Description

Rectangular silk shawl with a colorful mosaic pattern printed on a black ground. The design is woven and is accented with gold detailing in the form of butterflies and swirls. The back has two attached shoulder straps consisting of black silk ribbon. The black silk border is a wide hem held in a decorative hem stitch.

Context

Worn by Mary Hedrick Procter (1878-1960), wife of Governor Redfield Proctor, in Proctor, VT.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.31

Source or Donor

Augusta Auctions

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Date made

1926 - 1929

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shawl

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Proctor, Mary Sherwood Hedrick (1879-1960)

Related Places

Place

Town

Proctor

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America