Dress, Wedding
Object number2011.66.1
Made by
Mary Ann Williams Hardie
(1896 - 1973)
Date1921
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediumsatin; toile
Credit LineGift of Nancy M. Longnecker
DescriptionBeige wedding dress. Netting (toile?) over satin. Netting has embroidery of circles and wavy-lines with decorative holes on bodice and lower portion of skirt. Sash with long ties attaches around waist. Eight hooks down back.Dimensions45.5 x 18 x 12 in. (115.6 x 45.7 x 30.5 cm)Historical NotesWedding dress passed down through donor Nancy M. Longnecker's family. This wedding dress was handmade by the donor's maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Williams Hardie (1896-1973), who was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. She married Howard Thomas Hardie of Allegheny (1895-1986) on July 19, 1921.
Previous owner
Mary Ann Williams Hardie
(1896 - 1973)
Related person
Howard Thomas Hardie
(1895 - 1986)
On View
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c. 1870
c.1870