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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Shawls Represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive
Description
An account of the resource
<span>The shawls represented here have been studied and recorded as a part of the personal research archive of Costume Historian Nancy Rexford. Ms. Rexford maintains card files with notes and photographs representing objects she has studied in collections across the United States. </span>The shawls are divided into 18 different sections, sorted by style motifs which relate to specific time periods. <br /><br /><a href="/omeka2/items/browse?collection=7&sort_field=Item+Type+Metadata%2CEarliest+Date">View all shawls represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive, in chronological order. </a><br /><br /><span>In over 30 years of consulting work, Ms. Rexford has collected materials that serve as an impressive finding aid both to women's fashion periodicals from the late 18th to early 20th century and to original objects that are in small collections all across the country. </span><br /><br /><span>Ms. Rexford's card files are organized by item type, representing objects from a multitude of different collections, large and small, across the country. Looking through the objects represented here in chronological order, one can more easily see subtle variations in fashion over time. There are currently 24 boxes of cards, representing an estimated 5,000 objects with an estimated 9,000 images. <br /><br /><br /></span>
Shawl
Shawls are “large pieces of square, oblong, or triangular cloth worn over main garments as a covering for the shoulders and arms” (AAT). They are a subset of both physical objects and costume objects.
Earliest Date
The earliest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.
1800
Latest Date
The latest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.
1815
Warp Material
The fiber used for weaving the warp threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
cotton
Weft Material
The fiber used for weaving the weft threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
wool
Material
Each substance of which the object is composed, ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Enter multiple subjects as separate entries.
cotton
wool
twill
Width
The width of the object, in inches.
58
Length
The length of the object, in inches.
60
Shawl Shape
The shape of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list.
square
Main Color
The dominant color of the entire object. For shawls, this should be the color of the field.
white
Technique
Each production or manufacturing process, technique, or method incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work.
drawloom
Cultural Context
The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. To indicate a culture in which the work was used, not of its origin, include a qualifying phrase as an indicator, such as "(use)".
European
Shawl Border Detail
The border details of the shawl
stripes and sprigs of red and blue, triangular corner motifs
Gender
A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended.
female
Repository Name
The name of the repository that currently houses the work. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown.
University of Rhode Island Dept of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Alternative ID
Any other ID numbers associated with the object, especially from the current repository. For multiple entries, enter each separately.
URI 62.99.256
Record Type
A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.)
work
Classification
The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.
Costume
Historic Dress
Shawls--Very Early Square
Cataloger Name and Date
Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made, with the date of creation or modification of the record, in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Nancy Rexford (original record)
Lydia Wilson (2012-08-20)
Nancy Rexford (2013-11)
CSV
The filename of the CSV file used with the CSVImport plugin.
ShawlUploadSect1v3.csv
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
hdrx_b01s01_sh003
Title
A name given to the resource
Square shawl with white field and border with stripes and sprigs of red and blue, triangular corner motifs
Description
An account of the resource
Square shawl with white field; border with stripes and sprigs of red and blue, triangular corner motifs; drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of cotton; weft of wool. Originally made in Europe.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1800-1815
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
58" x 60"
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of cotton; weft of wool
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Europe
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
information from the Nancy Rexford Research Archive, box 1, section 01, card 03
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
costume
shawls
Subject
The topic of the resource
costume (mode of fashion)
clothing and dress
shawls
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images and this information from the Rexford Costume Research Archive are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
clothing and dress
costume (mode of fashion)
shawls
Shawls--Very Early Square
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Shawls Represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive
Description
An account of the resource
<span>The shawls represented here have been studied and recorded as a part of the personal research archive of Costume Historian Nancy Rexford. Ms. Rexford maintains card files with notes and photographs representing objects she has studied in collections across the United States. </span>The shawls are divided into 18 different sections, sorted by style motifs which relate to specific time periods. <br /><br /><a href="/omeka2/items/browse?collection=7&sort_field=Item+Type+Metadata%2CEarliest+Date">View all shawls represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive, in chronological order. </a><br /><br /><span>In over 30 years of consulting work, Ms. Rexford has collected materials that serve as an impressive finding aid both to women's fashion periodicals from the late 18th to early 20th century and to original objects that are in small collections all across the country. </span><br /><br /><span>Ms. Rexford's card files are organized by item type, representing objects from a multitude of different collections, large and small, across the country. Looking through the objects represented here in chronological order, one can more easily see subtle variations in fashion over time. There are currently 24 boxes of cards, representing an estimated 5,000 objects with an estimated 9,000 images. <br /><br /><br /></span>
Shawl
Shawls are “large pieces of square, oblong, or triangular cloth worn over main garments as a covering for the shoulders and arms” (AAT). They are a subset of both physical objects and costume objects.
Worn By
Each person who is known to have worn the object.
Janette Griswold (Mrs. Oliver) Walker
Earliest Date
The earliest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.
1800
Latest Date
The latest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.
1815
Warp Material
The fiber used for weaving the warp threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
silk
Weft Material
The fiber used for weaving the weft threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
wool
Material
Each substance of which the object is composed, ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Enter multiple subjects as separate entries.
silk
wool
Width
The width of the object, in inches.
68
Length
The length of the object, in inches.
70
Shawl Shape
The shape of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list.
square
Main Color
The dominant color of the entire object. For shawls, this should be the color of the field.
green
Technique
Each production or manufacturing process, technique, or method incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work.
drawloom
Cultural Context
The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. To indicate a culture in which the work was used, not of its origin, include a qualifying phrase as an indicator, such as "(use)".
European
Shawl Border Detail
The border details of the shawl
red/pink borders and sprigs
Gender
A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended.
female
Donor
The person, group, or institution who donated the object.
Cara Walker
Repository Name
The name of the repository that currently houses the work. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown.
Historic Northampton
Family History
A statement of any family history that provides context for understanding the history of the object, entered as a narrative paragraph.
Though donor's name is entered as "Cara" (possibly a baby pronunciation that stuck?), she is listed in genealogical records as Clara Walker, born Feb 6, 1874 in Northampton, MA. Her parents were Oliver Walker and Fanny J. Griswold, born Jan 31, 1839, married Feb. 20, 1868. The middle initial J in Fanny Griswold's name seems to have been for Janette.
Alternative ID
Any other ID numbers associated with the object, especially from the current repository. For multiple entries, enter each separately.
NHS 51.192
Record Type
A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.)
work
Classification
The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.
Costume
Historic Dress
Shawls--Very Early Square
Cataloger Name and Date
Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made, with the date of creation or modification of the record, in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Nancy Rexford (original record)
Lydia Wilson (2012-08-20)
Nancy Rexford (2013-11)
CSV
The filename of the CSV file used with the CSVImport plugin.
ShawlUploadSect1v3.csv
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
hdrx_b01s01_sh004
Title
A name given to the resource
Square shawl with green field and border with red/pink borders and sprigs
Description
An account of the resource
Square shawl with green field; border with red/pink borders and sprigs; drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool. Originally made in Europe; worn by Janette Griswold (Mrs. Oliver) Walker.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1800-1815
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
68" x 70"
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Europe
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
information from the Nancy Rexford Research Archive, box 1, section 01, card 04
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Record says this shawl belonged to "Cara Walker's mother, Janette Griswold (Mrs. Oliver Walker), who was probably not born until 1815-20. Shawl may have been acquired and worn by an earlier generation.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
costume
shawls
Subject
The topic of the resource
costume (mode of fashion)
clothing and dress
shawls
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images and this information from the Rexford Costume Research Archive are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
clothing and dress
costume (mode of fashion)
shawls
Shawls--Very Early Square
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Shawls Represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive
Description
An account of the resource
<span>The shawls represented here have been studied and recorded as a part of the personal research archive of Costume Historian Nancy Rexford. Ms. Rexford maintains card files with notes and photographs representing objects she has studied in collections across the United States. </span>The shawls are divided into 18 different sections, sorted by style motifs which relate to specific time periods. <br /><br /><a href="/omeka2/items/browse?collection=7&sort_field=Item+Type+Metadata%2CEarliest+Date">View all shawls represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive, in chronological order. </a><br /><br /><span>In over 30 years of consulting work, Ms. Rexford has collected materials that serve as an impressive finding aid both to women's fashion periodicals from the late 18th to early 20th century and to original objects that are in small collections all across the country. </span><br /><br /><span>Ms. Rexford's card files are organized by item type, representing objects from a multitude of different collections, large and small, across the country. Looking through the objects represented here in chronological order, one can more easily see subtle variations in fashion over time. There are currently 24 boxes of cards, representing an estimated 5,000 objects with an estimated 9,000 images. <br /><br /><br /></span>
Shawl
Shawls are “large pieces of square, oblong, or triangular cloth worn over main garments as a covering for the shoulders and arms” (AAT). They are a subset of both physical objects and costume objects.
Earliest Date
The earliest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.
1800
Latest Date
The latest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.
1815
Warp Material
The fiber used for weaving the warp threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
silk
Weft Material
The fiber used for weaving the weft threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
wool
Material
Each substance of which the object is composed, ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Enter multiple subjects as separate entries.
silk
wool
twill
Width
The width of the object, in inches.
64
Length
The length of the object, in inches.
66
Shawl Shape
The shape of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list.
square
Main Color
The dominant color of the entire object. For shawls, this should be the color of the field.
white
Technique
Each production or manufacturing process, technique, or method incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work.
drawloom
Cultural Context
The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. To indicate a culture in which the work was used, not of its origin, include a qualifying phrase as an indicator, such as "(use)".
European
Shawl Border Detail
The border details of the shawl
sprigs with red and green botehs
Gender
A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended.
female
Repository Name
The name of the repository that currently houses the work. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown.
Chester County Historical Society
Alternative ID
Any other ID numbers associated with the object, especially from the current repository. For multiple entries, enter each separately.
CCHS no# whitesprig
Record Type
A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.)
work
Classification
The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.
Costume
Historic Dress
Shawls--Very Early Square
Cataloger Name and Date
Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made, with the date of creation or modification of the record, in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Nancy Rexford (original record)
Lydia Wilson (2012-08-20)
Nancy Rexford (2013-11)
CSV
The filename of the CSV file used with the CSVImport plugin.
ShawlUploadSect1v3.csv
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
hdrx_b01s01_sh005
Title
A name given to the resource
Square shawl with white field and border with sprigs with red and green botehs
Description
An account of the resource
Square shawl with white field; border with sprigs with red and green botehs; drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool. Originally made in Europe.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1800-1815
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
64" x 66"
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Europe
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
information from the Nancy Rexford Research Archive, box 1, section 01, card 05
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
costume
shawls
Subject
The topic of the resource
costume (mode of fashion)
clothing and dress
shawls
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images and this information from the Rexford Costume Research Archive are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
clothing and dress
costume (mode of fashion)
shawls
Shawls--Very Early Square
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Shawls Represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive
Description
An account of the resource
<span>The shawls represented here have been studied and recorded as a part of the personal research archive of Costume Historian Nancy Rexford. Ms. Rexford maintains card files with notes and photographs representing objects she has studied in collections across the United States. </span>The shawls are divided into 18 different sections, sorted by style motifs which relate to specific time periods. <br /><br /><a href="/omeka2/items/browse?collection=7&sort_field=Item+Type+Metadata%2CEarliest+Date">View all shawls represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive, in chronological order. </a><br /><br /><span>In over 30 years of consulting work, Ms. Rexford has collected materials that serve as an impressive finding aid both to women's fashion periodicals from the late 18th to early 20th century and to original objects that are in small collections all across the country. </span><br /><br /><span>Ms. Rexford's card files are organized by item type, representing objects from a multitude of different collections, large and small, across the country. Looking through the objects represented here in chronological order, one can more easily see subtle variations in fashion over time. There are currently 24 boxes of cards, representing an estimated 5,000 objects with an estimated 9,000 images. <br /><br /><br /></span>
Shawl
Shawls are “large pieces of square, oblong, or triangular cloth worn over main garments as a covering for the shoulders and arms” (AAT). They are a subset of both physical objects and costume objects.
Earliest Date
The earliest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.
1825
Latest Date
The latest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.
1830
Warp Material
The fiber used for weaving the warp threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
silk
Weft Material
The fiber used for weaving the weft threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
wool
Material
Each substance of which the object is composed, ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Enter multiple subjects as separate entries.
silk
wool
twill
Width
The width of the object, in inches.
51.5
Length
The length of the object, in inches.
111
Shawl Shape
The shape of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list.
long
Main Color
The dominant color of the entire object. For shawls, this should be the color of the field.
brown
Technique
Each production or manufacturing process, technique, or method incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work.
drawloom
Cultural Context
The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. To indicate a culture in which the work was used, not of its origin, include a qualifying phrase as an indicator, such as "(use)".
European
Shawl Border Detail
The border details of the shawl
narrow borders and corner motifs
Gender
A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended.
female
Donor
The person, group, or institution who donated the object.
Mary S Belden of Florida
Repository Name
The name of the repository that currently houses the work. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown.
Connecticut Historical Society
Alternative ID
Any other ID numbers associated with the object, especially from the current repository. For multiple entries, enter each separately.
CHS 1975-42-3
Record Type
A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.)
work
Classification
The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.
Costume
Historic Dress
Shawls--Very Early Long
Cataloger Name and Date
Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made, with the date of creation or modification of the record, in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Nancy Rexford (original record)
Kitty Cassetti (2012-08-17)
Nancy Rexford (2013-11)
CSV
The filename of the CSV file used with the CSVImport plugin.
ShawlUploadSect1v3.csv
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
hdrx_b01s02_sh001
Title
A name given to the resource
Long shawl with brown field and border with narrow borders and corner motifs
Description
An account of the resource
Long shawl with brown field; border with narrow borders and corner motifs; drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool. Originally made in Europe.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1825-1830
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
Selvage to selvage: 51 1/2''; hem to hem: 111''
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Europe
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
information from the Nancy Rexford Research Archive, box 1, section 02, card 01
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
costume
shawls
Subject
The topic of the resource
costume (mode of fashion)
clothing and dress
shawls
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images and this information from the Rexford Costume Research Archive are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
clothing and dress
costume (mode of fashion)
shawls
Shawls--Very Early Long
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Shawls Represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive
Description
An account of the resource
<span>The shawls represented here have been studied and recorded as a part of the personal research archive of Costume Historian Nancy Rexford. Ms. Rexford maintains card files with notes and photographs representing objects she has studied in collections across the United States. </span>The shawls are divided into 18 different sections, sorted by style motifs which relate to specific time periods. <br /><br /><a href="/omeka2/items/browse?collection=7&sort_field=Item+Type+Metadata%2CEarliest+Date">View all shawls represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive, in chronological order. </a><br /><br /><span>In over 30 years of consulting work, Ms. Rexford has collected materials that serve as an impressive finding aid both to women's fashion periodicals from the late 18th to early 20th century and to original objects that are in small collections all across the country. </span><br /><br /><span>Ms. Rexford's card files are organized by item type, representing objects from a multitude of different collections, large and small, across the country. Looking through the objects represented here in chronological order, one can more easily see subtle variations in fashion over time. There are currently 24 boxes of cards, representing an estimated 5,000 objects with an estimated 9,000 images. <br /><br /><br /></span>
Shawl
Shawls are “large pieces of square, oblong, or triangular cloth worn over main garments as a covering for the shoulders and arms” (AAT). They are a subset of both physical objects and costume objects.
Earliest Date
The earliest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.
1815
Latest Date
The latest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.
1830
Warp Material
The fiber used for weaving the warp threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
silk
Weft Material
The fiber used for weaving the weft threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
wool
Material
Each substance of which the object is composed, ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Enter multiple subjects as separate entries.
silk
wool
twill
Width
The width of the object, in inches.
17.5
Length
The length of the object, in inches.
94
Shawl Shape
The shape of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list.
long
Shawl Design Features
Design features chosen from a controlled list. Enter multiple features as separate entries.
narrow
Main Color
The dominant color of the entire object. For shawls, this should be the color of the field.
green
Technique
Each production or manufacturing process, technique, or method incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work.
drawloom
Cultural Context
The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. To indicate a culture in which the work was used, not of its origin, include a qualifying phrase as an indicator, such as "(use)".
European
Shawl Border Type
The border type of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list. Enter multiple border types as separate entries.
end
Shawl Border Detail
The border details of the shawl
8 rows of red botehs
Gender
A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended.
female
Repository Name
The name of the repository that currently houses the work. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown.
Connecticut Historical Society
Alternative ID
Any other ID numbers associated with the object, especially from the current repository. For multiple entries, enter each separately.
CHS X1985-272-0
Record Type
A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.)
work
Classification
The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.
Costume
Historic Dress
Shawls--Very Early Long
Cataloger Name and Date
Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made, with the date of creation or modification of the record, in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Nancy Rexford (original record)
Kitty Cassetti (2012-08-17)
Nancy Rexford (2013-11)
CSV
The filename of the CSV file used with the CSVImport plugin.
ShawlUploadSect1v3.csv
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
hdrx_b01s02_sh004
Title
A name given to the resource
Long narrow shawl with green field and end border with 8 rows of red botehs
Description
An account of the resource
Long narrow shawl with green field; end border with 8 rows of red botehs; drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool. Originally made in Europe.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1815-1830
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
Selvage to selvage: 17 3/8''; hem to hem: 94''
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Europe
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
information from the Nancy Rexford Research Archive, box 1, section 02, card 04
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
costume
shawls
Subject
The topic of the resource
costume (mode of fashion)
clothing and dress
shawls
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images and this information from the Rexford Costume Research Archive are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
clothing and dress
costume (mode of fashion)
shawls
Shawls--Very Early Long
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Shawls Represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive
Description
An account of the resource
<span>The shawls represented here have been studied and recorded as a part of the personal research archive of Costume Historian Nancy Rexford. Ms. Rexford maintains card files with notes and photographs representing objects she has studied in collections across the United States. </span>The shawls are divided into 18 different sections, sorted by style motifs which relate to specific time periods. <br /><br /><a href="/omeka2/items/browse?collection=7&sort_field=Item+Type+Metadata%2CEarliest+Date">View all shawls represented in the Rexford Costume Research Archive, in chronological order. </a><br /><br /><span>In over 30 years of consulting work, Ms. Rexford has collected materials that serve as an impressive finding aid both to women's fashion periodicals from the late 18th to early 20th century and to original objects that are in small collections all across the country. </span><br /><br /><span>Ms. Rexford's card files are organized by item type, representing objects from a multitude of different collections, large and small, across the country. Looking through the objects represented here in chronological order, one can more easily see subtle variations in fashion over time. There are currently 24 boxes of cards, representing an estimated 5,000 objects with an estimated 9,000 images. <br /><br /><br /></span>
Shawl
Shawls are “large pieces of square, oblong, or triangular cloth worn over main garments as a covering for the shoulders and arms” (AAT). They are a subset of both physical objects and costume objects.
Earliest Date
The earliest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.
1815
Latest Date
The latest possible date when the object was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.
1830
Warp Material
The fiber used for weaving the warp threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
silk
Weft Material
The fiber used for weaving the weft threads in the shawl (from selvage to selvage), ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
wool
Material
Each substance of which the object is composed, ideally following an authoritative term list such as the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Enter multiple subjects as separate entries.
silk
wool
twill
Width
The width of the object, in inches.
13
Length
The length of the object, in inches.
74
Shawl Shape
The shape of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list.
long
Shawl Design Features
Design features chosen from a controlled list. Enter multiple features as separate entries.
narrow
Main Color
The dominant color of the entire object. For shawls, this should be the color of the field.
green
Technique
Each production or manufacturing process, technique, or method incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work.
drawloom
Cultural Context
The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. To indicate a culture in which the work was used, not of its origin, include a qualifying phrase as an indicator, such as "(use)".
European
Shawl Border Type
The border type of the shawl, chosen from a controlled list. Enter multiple border types as separate entries.
end
Shawl Border Detail
The border details of the shawl
red figure, pattern damaged
Gender
A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended.
female
Repository Name
The name of the repository that currently houses the work. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown.
Peabody Essex Museum
Alternative ID
Any other ID numbers associated with the object, especially from the current repository. For multiple entries, enter each separately.
EI 106,404
Record Type
A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.)
work
Classification
The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.
Costume
Historic Dress
Shawls--Very Early Long
Cataloger Name and Date
Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made, with the date of creation or modification of the record, in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Nancy Rexford (original record)
Niani Tolbert 2012-08-17
Nancy Rexford (2013-11)
CSV
The filename of the CSV file used with the CSVImport plugin.
ShawlUploadSect1v3.csv
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
hdrx_b01s02_sh005
Title
A name given to the resource
Long narrow shawl with green field and end border with red figure, pattern damaged
Description
An account of the resource
Long narrow shawl with green field; end border with red figure, pattern damaged; drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool. Originally made in Europe.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1815-1830
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
selvage to selvage: 13"; hem to hem: 74"
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
drawloom; twill weave with additional continuous patterning wefts; warp of silk; weft of wool
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Europe
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
information from the Nancy Rexford Research Archive, box 1, section 02, card 05
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
costume
shawls
Subject
The topic of the resource
costume (mode of fashion)
clothing and dress
shawls
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images and this information from the Rexford Costume Research Archive are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
clothing and dress
costume (mode of fashion)
shawls
Shawls--Very Early Long