Dress
Object number2016.44.9
Datec. 1920
MediumFabric; Metal
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionChild's handkerchief dress. White diaphanous fabric. Calf-length. Tunic-style. Short-sleeve. Square neckline. Bands of white embroidered fabric serve as trim around neckline and cuffs, and waist as attached belt. Gathered drop-waist. Two tiers of layered fabric at skirt bottom.DimensionsHeight x Width: 37.25 × 16 in. (94.6 × 40.6 cm) [Width is at waist]InscriptionsWhite fabric owner's label inside neckline at back center with embroidered green text "BETTY DALBEY".
Historical NotesWorn by the donor Susan Haas Prentiss' mother, Elizabeth "Betty" Mills Dalbey Haas, also known as Betty Dalbey. 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
Elizabeth Mills Dalbey Haas
Related person
Marie Ash Dalbey
On View
Not on view
1920-1935
1971-1978
c. 1920
c. 1925
