Woman's Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Black Net Shawl: Woman's Lace Shawl
Woman's Black Net Shawl

Woman's Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 4393

Description

Shawl. Woman's black and gold net shawl; gold satin stripe at each end; cut raw edge on two sides; faint stripe with gold thread throughout; selvage on two sides sewn with gold thread. Dimensions: 92 1/2-inches long; 24-inches wide. Good condition. Circa 1900. Worn by the donor's mother, Mrs. Monroe Reist. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

24 in

Length

92-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 92 1/2-inches long; 24-inches wide.

Material

Lace

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Reist, Marie Leah and Mrs. Monroe Reist

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Mrs. Monroe Reist Donor's Obituary: REIST MARIE-LEAH, age 99, of Rydal Park on Oct. 17, 2009. Daughter of the late Monroe and Mary Reist. Survived by her longtime friends Carolyn and Robert McGrory of Flourtown, PA. Friends are invited to Funeral Service Wed. 10A.M. at the Old Zion Lutheran Church, 628 N. Broad St. (at Mt. Vernon St.) Phila., Pa. 19130. Interment West Laurel Hill Cem. In lieu of flowers memorials in her name may be sent to the above church. (Source: Philly.com, Oct. 20, 2009)