Lady's Dress

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Phil-Ellena Estate. Pelham Road & Germantown Avenue

Phil-Ellena Estate. Pelham Road & Germantown Avenue

Name/Title

Lady's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 858

Description

Dress. Brown chintz dress; black, white, and tan figures; linen lining. Off shoulders; bodice boned and pleated; piping at bodice seams; sleeves full at top; narrow at cuff; cup-effect at mid-upper arm. Long full skirt; matching capelet; hand sewn. Worn by the donor: Mrs George Washington Carpenter (Annabella Whitbank Carpenter). Good condition; tears at both cuffs. Circa 1839. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Cotton chintz; linen

Provenance

Notes

Worn by the donor: Mrs George Washington Carpenter (Annabella Whitbank Carpenter). "George Washington Carpenter (1802-1860) was an American scientist... Carpenter was born July 31, 1802 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, a son of Conrad and Ann (Adams) Carpenter, of German-American heritage. He was educated at Germantown Academy, in Germantown, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] He received a classical education which prepared him for his professional and scientific pursuits." Carpenter's estate: Phil-Elena, was constructed in 1845 and demolished in 1892. (Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carpenter)