Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1963.042.015 |
Object Name |
Shawl |
Title |
Large Black Silk Shawl |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
c. 1865 |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1870 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
This object is a large, all-black silk shawl. It is decorated with black-embroidered designs of flowers, vines, and a Paisley pattern. This embroidery is only on one side. The fringe is attached to the edge of the shawl. It has silk tassels knotted about 0.6 cm apart. There is a triple knotting along two sides of the shawl. |
Provenance |
The last owner, May Ritchie (née Walker), she said that this item was c. 1865. Is is uknown whether it belonged to a female ancestor of hers, or a female ancestor of her husband's, John Wesley Ritchie, of Berkeley, Holland Township, Grey County. Presumed to have been worn in Canada West (later Ontario). |
Collection |
Textiles, 19th-c Clothing Collection, Women's |
Material |
Silk/Embroidery Thread/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-171 L-172 cm |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Ritchie, John Wesley |
Function |
Usually Paisley shawls were more colourful, but an all-black shawl was very suitable for a Victorian woman who was in mourning. |