Woman's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 247

Description

Woman's Dress. White and black foulard print trimmed with heavy lace and black bands over skirt. Low cut neck, black silk buttons down front of waist. Good condition. Size 14. Sourced by Mrs. Woodruff, Bristol, PA Headley family, Fallsington, PA

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Label/Inscription/Signature

Transcription

“Martin / Philadelphia”

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Waist: 22 in Bust: 33 in Shoulders: 17 in Length: 55 in

Provenance

Notes

Dress came from the Headley family of Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. "The Headley family was a prominent and socially-active family from Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Headley family papers, circa 1788- 1981, document several generations of the Headley family and related family members, particularly the family of Charles Moon Headley (b. 1865) and Elizabeth Schurz Headley (b. 1871), including their daughters Alice Headley Woodruff (1894-1989) and Eleanor Christina Headley (b. 1897). " (Source: University of Pennsylvania Library: http://dla.library.upenn.edu/cocoon/dla/pacscl/ead.pdf?id=PACSCL_HSP_HF01)