Tin and wire dress form

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Tin and wire dress form

Entry/Object ID

1923

Description

Tin and wire dress form made up of heavy wires and metal tabs. The form came with the wedding dress cataloged as 1809. Form could be adjusted for various shapes of dresses. Top has tin neck and shoulders. Form is on three-legged stand adjustable for height. Embossed on one of the legs is "HALL BORCHERT DRESS FORM CO". On another is "JOHN HALLS PATENTS". Another has "PAT JULY 19 1904 G". On another is "NEW YORK N.Y.". On the other side of one is "PAT. JULY 19 1904 B". On the other side of the first is "PAT JULY 19 1904 A".

Acquisition

Accession

294

Source or Donor

Connelly, Elizabeth Bayne

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

The descendants of Annie Beckham Hooff Brown

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1904 July 19

Material

Metal