Name/Title
Child's dressEntry/Object ID
CW 2757Description
Gown. Child's gown; white sheer cotton; full body and sleeves gather to round yoke; lace; tucks and ruffles on yoke, sleeves and hem. Worn by the donor's husband, Thomas Philip Haviland, circa 1897.
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaProvenance
Notes
Owner: Thomas, Philip Haviland
Worn by Thomas Philip Haviland in 1897.
Donor notes: The donor's husband, Thomas Philip Haviland, was a 1919 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his doctorate in English in 1929. He served on the English faculty of the University of Pennsylvania beginning 1921. Haviland lived at 130 West Johnson Street in Germantown, Philadelphia. (Source: University of Pennsylvania: https://www.english.upenn.edu/people/faculty/in-memorium)