Shawl
Object number96.149.1
OriginSpain
MediumSilk
Credit LineGift of Elinor Szuch
DescriptionManton de Manila. Square black silk shawl with rounded corners, embroidered with yellow, gold, blue, red, white, and pink flowers. Tied black silk fringe around all edges.Dimensions52 x 52 in. (132.1 x 132.1 cm)Historical NotesWorn by Josefa Diaz de Montero in the 1900s. Born in Cordova, Spain (southern spain) c.1883, she immigrated to West Virginia c. 1907, to join her husband Antonio Diaz (c. 1878-1953). He had immigrated c. 1906. They lived in Berkeley, WV, for a short time where Antonio worked as a coal miner. They moved to Pittsburgh c. 1910. He worked at the 48 Mill in Hazelwood. They lived at 301 Renova Street in Glenwood, PA, where she died in 1931 or 1932. They were the only Spanish family on the street. Their daughter, Francisca Diaz Agudo (1908-1995) was the mother of the donor, Elinor Szuch.Label TextAlthough overshadowed by immigrants from other European nations, Spanish-speaking immigrants also settled in the Western Pennsylvania region during the Ellis Island era. Born in Cordova, Spain, Josefa Diaz de Montero immigrated to West Virginia in 1907, to join her husband, Antonio Diaz, a coal miner. They moved to Pittsburgh in 1910. Before World War II, large numbers of Spanish immigrants settled in West Virginia in order to work in the coal mines. In Western Pennsylvania, Spanish immigrants working in the zinc industry developed a cohesive community in Donora.
Previous owner
Josefa Diaz de Montero
(Spanish, born 1883)
Related person
Antonio Diaz
(1878 - 1953)
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