Woman's Silk Lace Scarf

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Lace Scarf

Entry/Object ID

CW 1988.12.3

Description

Scarf. Woman's scarf; black silk; machine-made; lace; long rectangle. Good condition. Circa mid-20th century. Purchased in Spain by the donor's grandmother, Mrs. George Spencer Morris. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Silk lace

Provenance

Notes

George Spencer Morris (1867-1922), American: George Spencer Morris was born in Philadelphia on July 11, 1867. He studied architecture and drawing at Drexel Institute and that wellspring for Club members, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club.