Dress

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 4394

Description

Gown, Evening. Woman's red velvet floor-length evening gown; fitted waist; sash at waist; bust is defined with inverted "V" and gathers; short sleeves, cowl neckline. Circa 1940s. Condition not given. Gown was worn by Mrs. Monroe Reist, the donor's mother. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1949 - 1945

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Creation Date: Circa1940s

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Waist: 32 in Bust: 43 in Shoulders: 15-1/2 in Length: 54 in

Material

Velvet

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Reist, Marie Leah and Mrs. Monroe Reist

Provenance

Notes

Donor's Obituary: REIST MARIE-LEAH, age 99, of Rydal Park on Oct. 17, 2009. Daughter of the late Monroe and Mary Reist. Survived by her longtime friends Carolyn and Robert McGrory of Flourtown, PA. Friends are invited to Funeral Service Wed. 10A.M. at the Old Zion Lutheran Church, 628 N. Broad St. (at Mt. Vernon St.) Phila., Pa. 19130. Interment West Laurel Hill Cem. In lieu of flowers memorials in her name may be sent to the above church. (Source: Philly.com, Oct. 20, 2009)