Necklace
Necklace
Necklace

Necklace

Object number2018.67.6
Datec. 1925
OriginJohnstown, PA
MediumPlastic; String
Credit LineGift of Karen L. Fritsche
DescriptionBeaded necklace. Long white string of plastic beads. Beads alternate off-white with peach-colored except next to the knot where there are three peach-colored beads in a row. Each white bead has same carved pattern and each peach-colored bead has the same carved pattern. Single knot tied in string.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 35.625 x 1.25 x 0.625 in. (90.5 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm)
Historical NotesThis bead necklace belonged to Louise Catherine (Pfister) Fritsche. Her daughter, donor Karen L. Fritsche, believes her mother purchased the beads sometime in the late 1920s or early 1930s in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Louise Catherine Pfister grew up in Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Anthony Pfister and Anna Stich Pfister, tenant farmers for the Benedictine monks in the area. Louise was born on October 9, 1908. She became an osteopathic nurse and worked for Dr. Oliver in Johnstown after attending nursing school at Mercy Hospital in Johnstown (now Conemaugh Valley Hospital). She met her future husband, Joseph Vincent Fritsche, Jr., when they were in the same sanitarium after they both contracted TB. They were married in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1939 after nine years of engagement. The couple moved to Pittsburg when Joseph was transferred to the area by his employer, the Quaker Oats Company. In Pittsburgh she became a school nurse at St. Bonaventure Elementary School in Glenshaw. She had trouble finding clothes because of her long waist, so she ended up making most of her clothing until Lane Bryant came out with a tall girls’ line.
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