Lady's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 657

Description

Dress. Lady's two-piece black crepe de chine dress; long sleeves, double puff at top of sleeves; tight cuffs; shirred and fagoted yoke; embroidered medallions; fall skirt; inverted pleats; trimming at neck and cuffs of coral velvet. Worn by Mrs. William Pearson Hawkins. Given by her daughter: Miss Miriam Hawkins. Excellent condition. Circa 1903. Transcribed from original accession record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Mrs. William Pearson Hawkins. Given by her daughter: Miss Miriam Hawkins.