mid 19th century This crescent-shaped shawl is lined with black and maroon checked silk and edged with black velvet ribbon. It crosses over in front and ties around the waist, a form similar to the mid 19th century sontag, a body-hugging shawl that was usually knitted or crocheted. They were called sontags after the German opera star, Henriette Sontag (1806-1854). Gift of Ethel Jane Westfeldt Bunting in 1977