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Shawl

Object Name:
Shawl
Object ID:
1959.065
Date:
circa 1870
Description:
Shawl. Black silk and wool. Padded silk hand embroidery on point and fold-back sections. 10" knotted fringe on bottom, 6" on top. Curved triangular shape.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Wool
Provenance:
Belonged to donor's mother, Mary A. Preston (1870-1952), and believed to date earlier. Marked "Preston".
Credit Line:
Gift of Dorothea P. Chapin
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