Dress
Object number2013.102.7
Made by
Emily Medick Kimmich
(born 1874)
Date1917
MediumCotton, lace
Credit LineGift of Sally K. Whigham
DescriptionSheer lace netting dress. Elbow-length sleeves, scope neck, cinched waist, three lace ruffle layers. Embellished with lace detailing on the bottom of the sleeves, around neck, on bodice, and on each of the layers of the skirt.Dimensions47 x 30 in. (119.4 x 76.2 cm)Historical NotesGraduation gown handmade by Emily Medick Kimmich for her daughter Henrietta Kimmich, born in 1899. Henrietta graduated from Peabody High School in 1917. 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 institution
Peabody High School
Related person
Louis Kimmich
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
Related institution
H. J. Heinz Company
(founded 1888)
On View
Not on view
c. 1948
