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Vest

Object number2013.2.9

Made by Rose Marie Pugliese-Pendro

Datec. 1935

MediumCotton/Sequins/Plastic/Metal

Credit LineGift of Marya Pendro-Thomson

DescriptionRed felt child's costume vest with gold edging around collar, arms, front opening, and bottom edge. Highly decorated on front and back with multi-colored sequins, pearls, and flat back plastic jewels. Five silver metal eyelets on each side of front opening. Long yellow ribbon through top eyelets for lacing downward.Dimensions13.75 x 16 in. (34.9 x 40.6 cm)
Historical NotesThis vest was made by the donor's mother Rosemarie Pendro for her Polish Falcon costume. Part of a collection relating to the Pendro family. The Pendro family immigrated to New York City in the late 1800s from Austria-Hungary, though the family was primarily of Carpatho-Rusyn and Russian descent. They settled in the Pittsburgh area around 1890, after hearing that there were jobs in the area. The family formed close ties with several institutions in the region most notably the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill and Joseph Horne Company. Shortly after arriving in Pittsburgh, George Pendro began working at the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill. Several other family members worked at the mill including George’s son Andrew, Andrew’s wife Lucy, and Lucy’s father Andrew Wagner. The family also had close ties to the Joseph Horne Company department store. Frank Wagner, Andrew Wagner’s father worked as a boot maker for Horne’s after emigrating from Germany in 1843. Many family members would later work for the company, most notably his great-grandson Andrew Pendro, Jr. who worked in the special events and sign departments from 1963-1981.

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