Gown, Wedding

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Gown, Wedding

Entry/Object ID

CW 4552

Description

Gown, Wedding. Women's pink satin and lace wedding gown; 3/4 sleeves; large round lace collar; lined with pink silk; train. Circa 1880 Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Satin; lace; silk

Provenance

Notes

Given with a number of items (CW 4550-CW 4555) that decended to the donor from her mother, Edith Stephenson (1894-1977) who married Frank Rice Whiting (1892-1951). The couple resided at 16 West School House Lane, Germantown, Philadelphia. (Source: Philadelphia Social Register 1920). The gift is also associated with Edith Stephenson's parents, Louada Delphina Jeffries (1860-1947) who married Arthur Herbert Stephenson (1860- ). Mrs. Arthur Herbert Stephenson also lived at 16 West School House Lane in 1920. Accession notes that additional documentation is available at GHS.