Peach velvet beaded dress of Adele Koerber, c. 1920s

Name/Title

Peach velvet beaded dress of Adele Koerber, c. 1920s

Entry/Object ID

1989.22.6

Description

Acc. No. 89.22.6 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: C. 1920's Object: Dress Description: Peach colored cut velvet on crepe with rhinestone, pearl & beaded trim. History of Object: Beaded dress originally worn by Adele, wife of Adolph Koerber. The Koerbers, old-time residents of Alameda, lived at 1818 Santa Clara Avenue (now demolished), in a house that they had built in 1905, occupying it into the 1920's. They later moved to the Fernside District. Acquired from: Shirley Calpestri Craig Date: 9-20-1989