Woman's Silk Scarf

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Scarf

Entry/Object ID

CW 4589

Description

Scarf. Woman's scarf; deep golden yellow silk; rectangular; fringe and lace is different on each end; open-work at one end. Dimensions including fringe: 66-inches long; 18-inches wide. Worn by the donor's mother, Mrs. Monroe Reist. No date given. No condition given. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Width

18 in

Length

66 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including fringe: 66-inches long; 18-inches wide.

Material

Silk; lace

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Reist, Marie Leah (1910-2009) and Leah L. Graybill 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)