Gown. Lady's Tea Gown; pink satin; self-quilling around neck, down front and around bottom with real Valenciennes lace. Braided satin loops; covered buttons; train. Worn by Miss Ruth Lawrence. Fair condition. Circa 1900.
Transcribed from Original Accession Record
Collection
Germantown Historical Society Objects
Made/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Provenance
Notes
Ruth Lawrence is a descendant of Commodore James Lawrence of "Don't give up the ship" fame. She christened the torpedo boat destroyer, Lawrence, named for her ancestor, November 7, 1900, in Weymouth Massachusetts.