Child's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Child's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 744

Description

Dress. Child's dress; white cotton pique. Worn by the donor. Good condition. Circa 1870. Mrs. John McArthur Harris was a descendant of John Bechtel (1690-1777) of Germantown. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Mrs. John McArthur Harris was a descendant of John Bechtel (1690-1777) of Germantown. John McArthur Harris (1867-1948) was a prominent Philadelphia architect. "John McArthur Harris, nephew of architect John McArthur, Jr. and son of Stephen and Catherine McArthur Harris, was born in Pottsville, PA, attended Germantown Academy, and received his B.A. (1887) and M.A. (1890) from the University of Pennsylvania, also attending drawing classes at the Franklin Institute from 1888 to 1889. He worked for architect George Peterson from 1887 to 1889 and was employed by Wilson Bros. & Co. in 1889. Following the death of principal Joseph Wilson, that firm continued under the aegis of younger brother and engineer, Henry W. Wilson, along with Harris and Howard S. Richards, using the name Wilson, Harris & Richards. When Wilson withdrew from the firm in 1910, Harris & Richards continued, only dissolving when Richards retired in 1935. Harris did not retire himself until 1937. " (Source: Philadelphia Architects & Buildings: https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/24996)