Dress, Wedding
Object number2014.75.1
Datec. 1857
MediumFabric/Metal
Credit LineGift of Virginia Freeman
DescriptionBlue, brown, cream, and black plaid wedding dress. Floor length with long sleeves.Dimensions57.5 in. (146.1 cm)Historical NotesThis dress belonged to Susana Siebert who wore it when she married John Sample on December 22, 1857 at the First Presbyterian Church in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. A photograph that was also donated (see HHC Library and Archives) shows Susana Siebert's granddaughter, Laura Jean Davis, wearing the dress with an attached lace collar that his since been lost. The donor Virginia Freeman's husband, George Howard Freeman, was Laura Jean Davis' son, Susana Siebert's great-grandson.
Previous owner
Susana Siebert
Related person
John Sample
Related person
Laura Jean Davis
Subjects
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