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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
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
Dress
Mary Hall
1862
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
Ellen Wilson
about 1868-1870
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
Gift of Sybil Gillett Smith, 2001.55.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Doris V. French
about 1925-1930