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Shawl
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Shawl

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Lena Sigrid Stenholm Swedish, died 1963
Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateearly 20th Century
MediumMachine-woven silk
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 24 3/4 x 26in. (62.9 x 66cm)
Other (length of fringe): 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineBequest of Jane Elizabeth Carlson
DescriptionThe black scarf has a fine rib-woven ground and warp-faced floral design. The fringe edging is decoratively knotted.
Object number1998.71.11
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of the estate of Jane Elizabeth Carlson, 1998.71.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and Hist…
    Lena Sigrid Stenholm Carlson
    1950-1960
    Gift of Sarah E. Plummer, 1952.18.0a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Lena Lee Howard
    1882
    Doris V. French
    about 1920s-1930s
    Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Commodore Thomas MacDonough
    1812-1814
    Gift of Katharine Beebe, 1973.93.1a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Alice Elizabeth Daniels
    9 November 1871
    Dress
    Mary Hall
    1862
    Gift of Mrs. Ruth M. Hoskins, 1965.29.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth © 2008 The Connecticut Hi…
    Susannah Courtney
    1825
    Gift of Mary W. Edwards, 1976.32.1a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Nellie Bunce
    1888
    Dress
    Ellen Wilson
    about 1868-1870
    Gift of Sybil Gillett Smith, 2001.55.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Doris V. French
    about 1925-1930