Woman's Mourning Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Mourning Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 523 a-b

Description

Dress. Woman's two-piece mourning dress. Black crepe; full skirt with short train; trimmed with circles made of worsted and also trimmed with braid with dull black beads; large size. Excellent Condition. Circa 1895. CW 523 a Bodice CW 523 b Skirt Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

The donor, Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania, was founded in 1914 to improve the lives of women and children by providing grants to effective non-profit organizations and to encourage education, leadership and community service in young women through mentoring and by awarding scholarships. (Source: https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyAidofPA/)