Name/Title
Wedding JacketEntry/Object ID
0009.044Description
handmade gray wool jacket with cotton lining, white buttons in frontUse
worn at wedding
Bessie (Heatwole) WengerContext
Made by Bessie for her wedding, Nov. 9, 1905Collection
Wenger Family CollectionCataloged By
Esther Landis BittingerAcquisition
Accession
0009Source or Donor
Oscar & Bessie Heatwole Wenger family, Mildred Wenger Plank, Edith Virginia WengerAcquisition Method
GiftClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
JacketClothing Sex
FemaleSize
adultTextile Details
Fabric
Worsted WoolMaterial
Wool, FabricColor
GrayMade/Created
Artist
Bessie Heatwole WengerDate made
circa 1905Time Period
20th Century, Early 20th CenturyPlace
County
Rockingham CountyRegion
Shenandoah ValleyState/Province
VirginiaContinent
North AmericaNotes
HomemadeLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Class
CLOTHING--OUTERWEARCategory
03--PERSONAL ARTIFACTSLocation
Location
Box 7Room
StorageBuilding
Welcome CenterInventory
Inventory Project
INV2026.1Inventoried By
Hannah HendricksInventoried Date
Feb 28, 2026General Notes
Note Type
Date CatalogedNote
03/19/2007Created By
Sherrie R. JohndrowCreate Date
June 20, 2007Update Date
July 16, 2026