Cape
Object number2016.44.6
Date1880-1889
MediumFabric; Velvet; Satin; Metal
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionWoman's cape. Black velvet with seven large triangular lines of zig-zag black glass(?) beadwork. Bottom edge is trimmed in black fabric with ruffle borders. Large stiff collar with off-white netting and black trim. Lined with black satin fabric.DimensionsHeight x Width: 25 × 39 in. (63.5 × 99.1 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
1897
1894
c. 1895
