Name/Title
HatEntry/Object ID
CW 1988.5.7Description
Women's hat of ivory silk satin. Trimmed with a band of white fur. Short brim; satin is pleated along the edges, draped over crown. Matching accompanying wedding dress bodice and skirt material; part of a larger ensemble.Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
HatClothing Sex
FemaleMade/Created
Date made
1881Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PANotes
Ann N. Waring had Miss Thoma (a milliner located on East side of Germantown Ave, just north of GHS building now). She was Mrs. Whitall's milliner and made all her hats up until she died. Miss Thoma refurbished the bonnet and made the bows on the shoes in 1935.Provenance
Notes
1881 wedding ensemble worn by Margaret Haines Bacon (Whitall), and later worn by Ann Newlin Waring (Thompson) in 1935.
Both weddings were held in Germantown Monthly Meeting, Coulter Street.
