Name/Title
Anna Schroeder Steinke GownEntry/Object ID
81.98.1a,b,c,dDescription
Anna Schroeder Steinke Ivory Silk Floor Length Dress. Material: textile, metal, bone. Set includes skirt, waist, belt, collar. (a) Skirt. Size: 13" W. at waistline x 36 1/2" L. Description: cream colored silk skirt with cream embroidered pattern throughout, eight gores cut longer in back with three flounces around the bottom edge, extra fullness inserted at center back skirt for train, cream colored lace over front seams. (b) Waist. Size: 20 1/2" W. across bodice x 19" L. Description: cream colored silk with embroidered net bodice overlay, wide flounce ruffle extends over shoulders and around the back; long leg-o-mutton sleeves with wrist ruffles, hook and eye closure down center back. (c) Belt. Size: 4" W. x 26 1/2" L. Description: cream colored silk sash, one bone stay in center near hook and eye closure. (d) Collar. Size:2" W. x 13 1/2" L. Description: cream colored silk with net overlay, hook and eye closure.Context
Wedding gown of Hannah Schroeder. She married Frank Stienke on 21 September 1904 in Freedom Towmship. Donor is her granddaughter. Goes with veil #81.98.5Cataloged By
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Object Name
Gown, WeddingClass
Clothing, OuterwearCategory
Personal ArtifactsCreate Date
August 13, 1998Update Date
August 15, 2025
