Dress

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 4372 a-b

Description

Dress. Woman's two-piece dress: CW 4372 a Bodice CW 4372 b Skirt Black chiffon and net with beads heavily trimming scoop neck, sleeves, and skirt. Bodice and skirt have become separated, possibly because beading is so heavy. . Dress was worn by Mrs. Evelyn Merrill Morgan (1841-1916), Hopkinton, New Hampshire, a great aunt of the donor. Donor was the niece of Mrs. Morgan's son, Willis E. Morgan (died 1950). Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Material

Chiffon; net

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hamer, Miss Adell M.; Evelyn Merrill Morgan (1841-1916) and Willis E. Morgan

Provenance

Notes

Dress was worn by Mrs. Evelyn Merrill Morgan (1841-1916), Hopkinton, New Hampshire, a great aunt of the donor. Donor was the niece of Mrs. Morgan's son, Willis E. Morgan, 1955 Bridge Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania (died 1950).