Wedding Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Wedding Gown

Entry/Object ID

CW 502

Description

Gown. Wedding Gown; Ivory satin trimmed with ruffles of white chiffon. Worn by Mrs. Robert M. Lea Jr. (Henrietta Wright Lea) April 17, 1901. Excellent condition. Transcribed from original accession record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1901 - 1901

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Creation Date: 1901

Provenance

Notes

Robeson Lea Perot, husband of the donor, was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, the son of Joseph Sansom and Sallie Ann (Lea) Perot. "Major Robeson Lea Perot, was an architect and founder of the Varsity Club of the University of Pennsylvania, lived at 137 Harvey Street in Germantown. He was a major during the first World War...He was also honorary president of the Germantown Historical Society and for 37 years was a member of the board of directors of the Germantown Academy. " (Source: Bryn Mawr College Library: http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/gtn/insurnce/chr_w137.htm)