Dress, Wedding
Object number2013.102.8 a,b
Made by
Emily Medick Kimmich
(born 1874)
Date1926
MediumCotton; Metal
Credit LineGift of Sally K. Whigham
DescriptionDrop-waist flapper style wedding dress with underlayer dress. Brown silk overlay with long sleeves and v-neck with a fringe bottom. Underlay dress has cream top with a drop waist and brown bottom; sleeveless, v-neck.DimensionsMeasured laying flat(a) Height: 38.50"; Width: 21.50" (shoulder), 17" (skirt)
(b) H: 42" ; W: 5"; Width: 19.50" (skirt)
Historical NotesWedding gown handmade by Emily Medick Kimmich for her daughter Henrietta Kimmich, born in 1899, married in 1926. German immigrant Emily Medick was a personal seamstress to the H.J. Heinz family until her marriage to another German immigrant, Louis Kimmich, in 1896. The family lived at 5412 Broad Street in East Liberty where Louis ran the L. Kimmich barber shop. The family had two children, a daughter named Henrietta and a son.
Previous owner
Henrietta Kimmich
(born 1899)
Related person
Louis Kimmich
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
Related institution
H.J. Heinz Company
On View
Not on view
c. 1925
1937
c. 1925
1963
1897
