Bodice
Object number2016.44.4
Date1880-1889
MediumFabric; Glass(?); Metal; Unknown boning material
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionBodice. Torso is colorful patterned fabric with sheer black overlay fabric with additional sheer black pleated overlay. High collar with rows of black beadwork and black fabric bands. Long black sleeves with concentric circle patterns. Sleeve cuffs have fabric bands and band of black beadwork. Lined with blue patterned fabric and pink fabric trim.DimensionsHeight x Width: 29 × 18 in. (73.7 × 45.7 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
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1880-1889
1881
c. 1870
c. 1900
c. 1900
1963
1956
c. 1920