Name/Title
Wedding EnsembleEntry/Object ID
CW 869 a-cDescription
Wedding ensemble including:
CW 869 a Bodice for wedding gown. Two-piece wedding gown. White silk brocade, leg-o-mutton sleeves; high collar; fine chiffon vest and fine bead trimming.
CW 869 b Skirt for wedding gown. White silk brocade. no further detail given.
CW 869 c Slippers: pair of white kid slippers.
Worn by the donor's mother: Katherine Dewees Pullinger (daughter of Jacob H. Pullinger and Martha Maxwell Pullinger) at her marriage to Warren Alfred Rittenhouse (son of Alfred Taylor Rittenhouse and Julia Neiman Rittenhouse). Wedding was January 5, 1897. Good Condition. 1897,
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaProvenance
Notes
Worn by the donor's mother: Katherine Dewees Pullinger (daughter of Jacob H. Pullinger and Martha Maxwell Pullinger) at her marriage to Warren Alfred Rittenhouse (son of Alfred Taylor Rittenhouse and Julia Neiman Rittenhouse). Wedding was January 5, 1897.
The bride's parents lived at 6344 McCallum Street, Germantown, Philadelphia. The groom's parents lived at 6115 McCallum Street, Germantown, Philadelphia.