Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

CW 841 d-e

Description

Slippers. Bride's Slippers. Part of a wedding ensemble, including wedding bodice; wedding skirt; groom's nightshirt; and bride's wedding slippers. Items were worn by the donor's mother, Margaret R. Armstrong, and the groom, Andrew G. Somer, at and after their wedding on June 6, 1889, at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 6th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1889. Condition not given. CW 841 d-e Bride's wedding slippers; pumps re-covered in off-white silk faille; round toes; French Heels. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Items were worn by the donor's mother, Margaret R. Armstrong, and the groom, Andrew G. Somer, at their wedding on June 6, 1889, at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 6th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.