Notes
Mrs. John McArthur Harris was a descendant of John Bechtel (1690-1777) of Germantown.
Worn by the donor's mother: Sophie Weygandt (born 1868) of Germantown at the age of five to seven.
Sophie Weygandt was the daughter of Cornelius Nolen Weygandt (1832-1907), who was President of Western Bank and a prolific diarist who wrote about 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)