Lady's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Oppenheim Store, 1207-1209 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

Name/Title

Lady's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 852 a-b

Description

Dress. Two-piece lady's dress; white linen; embroidery; top stitching. Excellent condition. Circa 1910. Label in dress: Charles J. Oppenheim & Co., Chestnut at 12th Streets, Philadelphia." CW 852 a Bodice. Bodice for two-piece lady's dress. White linen; embroidery; top stitching. CW 852 b Skirt. Skirt for two-piece lady's dress. White linen; embroidery; top stitching. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

Retailer's label in dress: Charles J. Oppenheim & Co., Chestnut at 12th Streets, Philadelphia."

Provenance

Notes

Charles J. Oppenheim operated the Oppenheim Collins Store at 1207-1209 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia from 1910 to 1919. The company moved to 1126 Chestnut Street following a devastating fire in 1919. (Image Source: Philadelphia Historical Commission: philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/im_display.cfm?ImageId=E37DEC39-BF8C-4678-A2127289610210E2&ProjectId=PHMC-PJ-053188) The donor, Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania, was founded in 1914 to improve the lives of women and children by providing grants to effective non-profit organizations and to encourage education, leadership and community service in young women through mentoring and by awarding scholarships. (Source: https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyAidofPA/)