Suit
Object number2013.36.15 a,b
Retailer
Joseph Horne Company
(1849 - 1994)
Retailer
The Stanbrooke Shop
Designer
Gordon-Ford
Datec. 1960
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumCotton
Credit LineGift of Marya Pendro-Thomson
DescriptionSuit consisting of suit jacket and pants.
Long-sleeved suit jacket. Black squared pattern with criss-crossing lines, which gives the blurred appearance of a grey color. Three buttons down front, two on each sleeve cuff. Two side pockets, one proper left breast pocket, two inner lining breast pockets. Slit in rear. Embroidered labels above and beneath proper right inner pocket.
Pants. Matching pattern of suit jacket. Zipper in fly, hook on top and button on inner lining. Two side pockets, two rear pockets. Cuffed pant bottoms.Dimensions(a) Height: 32 ; Width (shoulder to shoulder): 17.5 ; Length (sleeve): 22.75(b) H: 41.625 ; W (waist): 15.5
Measured laying flat
Inscriptions(a)
Embroidered labels above and beneath proper right inner pocket:
Top Label: "Dry Clean Only".
Bottom label: "[vertically] DESIGNE'D AND / TAILORED / by / GORDON-FORD [image of a rooster above Ford]"; "[horizontal] JOSEPH HORNE CO. / THE STANBROOKE SHOP / PITTSBURGH, PENNA."
Historical NotesJacket owned by Andrew H. Pendro, Jr, who bought it at Joseph Horne Company. Joseph was employed there in the Display Department. Part of a collection related to the Pendro family. The Pendro family immigrated to New York City in the late 1800’s 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 Thompson Steel Mill and Joseph Horne Company. Shortly after arriving in Pittsburgh, George Pendro began working at the Edgar Thompson 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. The artifact collection consists of many handmade pieces of clothing from several women in the family and many items connected to Andrew Pendro Jr.’s artistic career at Hornes’, teaching German children after WWII and at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind. Many of his pieces are also connected to his Byzantine faith and heritage.
Previous owner
Andrew H. Pendro Jr.
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