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Dress, Wedding

Object number2016.44.10 a,b

Date1937

MediumFabric; Silk/Satin(?); Metal; Wax(?)

Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss

DescriptionWedding dress with fake flower embellishments. Floor-length with full circular train. Champagne-colored satin/silk fabric. Sweetheart neckline with lace overlay on front. Full puffed sleeves. Fabric-covered buttons down back opening. High-to-low waist. Full skirt with ruching along bottom front. Perimeter of skirt and train have fanned trim.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a - Overall dress dressed): 54 × 115 × 100 in. (137.2 × 292.1 × 254 cm)
Height x Width (a - Dress proper (without train)): 54 × 27.5 in. (137.2 × 69.9 cm) [Width is from ends of sleeves]
Width (a - Dress proper at waist): 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Length x Width (a - Train only): 100 × 115 in. (254 × 292.1 cm)
Historical NotesWorn by the donor Susan Haas Prentiss' mother, Elizabeth "Betty" Mills Dalbey Haas, on her wedding day. On June 18, 1937, Elizabeth Mills Dalbey wed George Purdy Haas (donor's mother and father) at Christ Methodist Episcopal Church. The wedding reception was at Oakmont Country Club and the honeymoon was in Virginia Beach at the Cavalier Hotel. The donor, Susan Haas Prentiss, also wore this dress for her 1964 wedding and her father (George Purdy Haas) wore his suit (2016.44.13) and hat (2016.44.14) from his 1937 wedding to walk her down the aisle. The dress underwent alterations circa 1964 for Susan Haas Prentiss' wedding. 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 George Purdy Haas

Previous owner Susan Haas Prentiss

Related institution Christ Methodist Episcopal Church

Related institution Cavalier Hotel

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