Undershirt

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Undershirt

Entry/Object ID

CW 4631

Description

Undershirt. Child's undershirt; off-white; cotton; ribbed knit. Label: "Made expressly for John Wanamakers / Shorewood" Circa 20th Century. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Artist

Label: "Made expressly for John Wnnamakers / Shorewood"

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Caldwell, Mrs. Charles

Provenance

Notes

Label: Made express for John Wannamakers "Shorewood" "John Wanamaker Department Store was the first department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the first department stores in the United States. At its zenith in the early 20th century, Wanamaker also had a store in New York City at Broadway and Ninth Street. Both employed extremely large staffs. By the end of the 20th century, there were 16 Wanamaker's outlets, but after years of change the chain was bought by Albert Taubman,[1] and added to his previous purchase of Woodward & Lothrop, the Washington, D.C., department store. In 1994, Woodies, as it was known, filed for bankruptcy. The assets of Woodies were purchased by the May Company Department Stores and JCPenney. In 1995, Wanamakers transitioned to Hecht's, one of the May Company brands.[2] In 2006, Macy's Center City became the occupant of the former Philadelphia Wanamaker's Department Store, which is now a National Historic Landmark." (Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanamaker%27s)