Shawl

Object Name:

Shawl

Object ID:

2017.014.071

Date:

1842

Description:

Shawl, wool. Red, green, blue, and brown half shawl. Paisley pattern in multiple bands. 2" fringe on each short end. Hemmed on one long edge (presumably cut off). With note: "Piece of Paisley Shawl / Grandma Cilley wore in / 1842 - while living / on S. Main St. Concord / N.H. / Year married".

Material:

Textile
Wool

Dimensions:

W-15.1 L-71.1 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

Subjects:

Shawls, Wool, Wool industry