Name/Title
Wedding EnsembleEntry/Object ID
CW 518 a-eDescription
Gown, Wedding Gown. White corded silk; pearl trimmed collar and stomacher. Tulle veil. Worn by Mrs. Harold E. Gillingham (nee Louise Long) of Germantown. Made by Miss C. Welsh, 714 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia. Excellent condition. Circa 1892.
CW 518 a. Gown; white corded silk; pearl-trimmed collar and stomacher.
CW 518 b. Skirt
CW 518 c. Veil. Tulle veil.
CW 518 d-e. Stockings.
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLabel/Inscription/Signature
Notes
Made by Miss C. Welsh, 714 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia.Provenance
Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Gillingham lived at 4668 Knox Street in Germantown.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gillingham were collectors of fine antiques and furniture. Mr. Gillingham wrote several articles on Philadelphia history. Mrs. Gillingham was a founding member of the Committee of 1926. The decorations and furnishings in the Gillingham Bedroom at Strawberry Mansion in Philadelphia, room (also called the 18th Century Bedroom) were a gift of Mrs. Harold E. Gillingham.
(Source: http://www.historicstrawberrymansion.org/information/)
"A stomacher is a decorated triangular panel that fills in the front opening of a woman's gown or bodice. The stomacher may be boned, as part of a corset, or may cover the triangular front of a corset. If simply decorative, the stomacher lies over the triangular front panel of the stays, being either stitched or pinned into place, or held in place by the lacings of the gown's bodice."
(Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomacher)