Dress, Wedding
Object number2016.44.1 a,b
Date1881
MediumFabric; Lace; Metal; Glass(?); Unknown boning material
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionWedding dress consisting of bodice and skirt. Cream-colored fabrics and details.DimensionsHeight x Width (a): 57.5 × 14 in. (146.1 × 35.6 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b, measured on a form): 43 × 52 × 44 in. (109.2 × 132.1 × 111.8 cm)
Historical NotesWedding dress worn by Mary Effie Voight Ash at her wedding on May 15, 1881. The clothes in this collection from the 1880s belonged to Mary Effie Voight Ash, wife of John Emerson Ash, who was in the iron business and then wholesale produce in the Pittsburgh region. Part of a collection of clothing and accessories of the Ash/Haas family. George Haas had a wholesale optical business on Oliver Street called G.W. Optical, it folded when he passed in 1968. It was started by his father George Washington Haas. His grandfather Jesse Purdy started American Waterworks with Mellon backing, they built dams all over the world.
Previous owner
Mary Effie Voight Ash
Related person
John Emerson Ash
Related person
Mary Effie Voight Ash
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