Scarf, Neck

Object Name:

Scarf, Neck

Object ID:

1975.049.13

Date:

1850-1920

Description:

Chinese black silk crepe scarf, with black silk embroidery of Chinese-type stylized flowers. Center is woven with a meandering pattern. Deep tied fringe of black silk threads around all four sides. These types of shawls and scarves (and embroidered silk for dresses) in a variety of colors were fashionable for at least 75 years, from 1840s through 1920s.

Material:

Textile
Silk

Dimensions:

W-32 L-32 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary W. McEvoy, Elizabeth W. Getty, and Margaret W. Mirick

People:

Whittemore, Arthur G. (1856-1931), Whittemore, Caroline R. (1858-1934), Whittemore, Manvel O. (1890-1961), McEvoy, Mary W. (1917-2001), Getty, Elizabeth W. (1920-1992), Mirick, Margaret W. (1919-2004)