Woman's Dress

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 271

Description

Dress. Woman's black satin damask; dotted figure; black lace and ribbon bow trim; bodice; skirt curtain drapery front; waterfall back; train; pleated bottom. Label: "John Wanamaker, Paris, Philadelphia." Excellent condition. Circa 1879. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Retailer's Label: "John Wanamaker, Paris, Philadelphia."

Material

Silk; ribbon

Provenance

Notes

Ashton S. Tourison, father-in-law of the donor was a prominent architect and developer of Sedgwick Farms and other projects in Mt. Airy. He was also developer of the Germantown Cricket Club. Ashton S. Tourison Jr. (1878-1969), husband of the donor, followed his father into the Ashton Tourison Construction business. (Source: Bryn Mawr College Library: http://www.brynmawr.edu/cities/courses/97-360/proj/bcproj/archi.htm)