Apron
Object number2008.104.1
Made by
Adeline Pfarr Vogeley
Date1918
MediumCotton; plastic
Credit LineIn memory of Adeline Pfarr Vogeley
DescriptionCotton floor-length waist apron. White plastic button on back waist. Cut-open cross design with decorative stitching; four circular embroidered designs around cross; one below.Dimensions42 x 26.375 in. (106.7 x 67 cm)Historical NotesAn apron sewn by donor Nancy Vogeley's mother Adeline Pfarr Vogeley while attending Osceola School, on the corner of Baum and Liberty. In 1918, she would walk to Liberty School on Ellsworth to take a sewing course where she made both this apron and a hat at the age of eight. She went on to Schenley High School before attending Pennsylvania College for Women for one year and Carnegie Tech's Margaret Morrison School for two years. She was married in 1935 to Theodore Robert Vogeley.
Related institution
Osceola School
Related institution
Schenley High School
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Related institution
Margaret Morrison Carnegie College
Related person
Theodore Robert Vogeley
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