Shawl
- Object Name:
- Shawl
- Object ID:
- 1955.161
- Place of Origin:
- Calcutta, India
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Shawl. White wool twill. 15" end borders, botehs in rose-red, blue, blue-green, and yellow. Self-fringe, brocaded in fine wool yarn. Sides have 2" narrow band. Made in Calcutta, India, for Sarah (Mrs. Caleb) Stark (1767-1839). Ordered by son John W. Stark (1788-1836).
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-52 L-124 inches
- Provenance:
- According to family tradition John William Stark (1788-1836) ordered this shawl for his mother, Sarah (Mrs. Caleb) Stark (1767-1839), in 1812, while in Calcutta. It passed to her daughter, Charlotte Stark (1799-1889), who gave it to Harriet Livingston Patterson (Mrs. Francis) Winslow (1856-1923), from whom the donor, Harriet P. Winslow (1882-1964) inherited it. It was given in memory of Sarah Stark Winslow (1794-1819), great grandmother of the donor and sister of Charlotte Stark.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Harriet P. Winslow, in memory of Sarah Stark Winslow
- People:
- Stark, Sarah (1767-1839), Stark, Caleb (1759-1838), Stark, John W. (1788-1836), Stark, Charlotte (1799-1889), Winslow, Sarah (1794-1819), Winslow, Harriet P. (1856-1923), Winslow, Harriet P. (1882-1964)
- Subjects:
- Trade
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