Woman's Dress

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Conyngham-Hacker House, 5214 Germantown Avenue

Conyngham-Hacker House, 5214 Germantown Avenue

Name/Title

Woman's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 267

Description

Dress. Woman's dress. Pale pink moire with rose-gold pleated ruffled panel. Very handsome. Excellent condition. Circa 1880 (transition period). Dress was found unmarked in a case during dismantling, January 1960, of the Conyngham-Hacker House, 5214 Germantown Avenue. Transcribed from Original Accession Record..

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Moire silk

Provenance

Notes

Dress was found unmarked in a case during dismantling, January 1960, of the Conyngham-Hacker House, 5214 Germantown Avenue. Image sources: 1) GENERAL VIEW OF CONYGNHAM-HACKER HOUSE - Germantown Historical Society Area Study, Conyngham-Hacker House, 5214 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa0728.photos.136610p/. 2) Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conyngham-Hacker_House.