Name/Title

Gown

Entry/Object ID

1989.022.003

Description

Ella Albaugh’s 1908 wedding gown made of silk, cotton, and metal fittings. Originally cataloged as “Gown, wedding. Bodice and skirt, white silk with lace and pearl trim, c. 1908”

Context

Ella Albaugh and Lawrence Gillelan married in the Carroll County, Maryland parlor of her parents, Mr. And Mrs. George W. Albaugh. Ella and Lawrence died of the Spanish Flu in 1919. Their effects passed onto the Albaughs, who gave them to their grandchildren, Elizabeth, Ruth, and Margaret. Ruth donated these items to the Carroll County Historical Society.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.022

Acquisition Method

Gift