Chinese export embroidered shawl; 19th C.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Square shawl of white silk embroidered in satin stitch white silk twist. A 13"-14" white silk twist hand knotted fringe on all four sides. The shawl belonged to Mary Ann Cummins, New Haven, CT., (grandmother of the donor, birthdate not given but probably before 1840, as the donor's mother was born about 1858.) Probably 3rd qtr. 19th century. Approx. 60" square.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14796
label: catalog number
content: T14796.000
label: accession number
content: 581771
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shawl, Embroidered
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 in x 60 in; 152.4 cm x 152.4 cm