Bodice
Object number2016.44.2
Date1880-1889
MediumFabric; Silk/Satin(?); Lace; Metal; Unknown boning material
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionBodice. Torso is magenta silk/satin fabric with off-white openwork fabric overlay. Long black sleeves with puffed shoulders; cuffs are trimmed with same fabrics as torso and lace. Lined with light brown pinstripe fabricDimensionsHeight x Width: 30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm)Historical NotesThe clothes 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
On View
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1881
1880-1889
c. 1870
c. 1900
1894
c. 1900
Steel Grip, Inc.