Name/Title
Wedding gown of Minna Metzler or Carrie Turner (Ed Herbig's grandmother)Entry/Object ID
1.91.134 a,bDescription
Ivory Wool, Leg-o-Mutton Sleeves. Material: textile. Size: 13" W. bodice x 60" L. Description: cream-colored form fitting bodice (a) back detail extends two cream panels over hip line to hemline; leg-o-mutton long sleeves; upper sleeve made of same cream wool fabric with leaf print; solid green lower sleeve. (b) Skirt: cream-colored wool encircled with a vertical stripe pattern of green leaves; solid green horizontal band encircles skirt near hemline; hemline forms a short train.Context
Note with dress: "Wedding dress worn by Ed Herbig's grandmother in Dayton, Ohio in the 1800's." Grandmother could have been Carrie Turner, his father's mother (1872-1960) or Minna Buehler Metzler, his mother's mother (1863-1944). Both lived in Dayton, Ohio.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Gown, WeddingClass
Clothing, OuterwearCategory
Personal ArtifactsCreate Date
July 10, 1991Update Date
June 19, 2026