gown, wedding

Name/Title

gown, wedding

Entry/Object ID

2012.023.001

Description

Gown, wedding. Rust color silk; A-line skirt; empire waist; ¾ length sleeves; tie closures at back; hemline decorated with 2.5” band of flowered silk and 3” band of orange silk with two tiers of pleating between them. Unlined except for bodice which has checked gingham lining.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.023

Source or Donor

White, Margaret J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Belonged to Mary Hare [b. 8 October 1809 in Alesia, Md.- d. 8 April 1883 ] who married Jacob Hoffacker [b. 13 May 1803 in York County, Pa. - d. 12 February 1884] in 1824. They had 6 children: David H. [b. 14 June 1829], George H. [b.6 May 1831], Johannes [b. 14 February 1832], Jacob Henry [b. 17 May 1833 - d. 23 Novbember 1863], Jeremiah [b. 10 September 1835 - d. 11 September 1865], and Mary Ann [b. 19 December 1838 - b. 13 December 1920]. Mary Ann married Jacob Schaeffer. Mary Ann and Jacob were parents to John David Schaeffer, born 1861. John David married Gertrude Brown and their daughter Lela was born in 1893. Lela Schaeffer married George Tracy and their daughter Helen Tracy was born in 1922. Helen Tracy married John Totura,