Decoration, Cake

Object number2016.44.11 a,b

Date1937

MediumPaper; Crepe paper; Netting/Tulle; Paint/Dye; Metal; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss

DescriptionBride and Groom cake toppers.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 7.125 × 3.063 × 3.063 in. (18.1 × 7.8 × 7.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 6.875 × 3.063 × 3.063 in. (17.5 × 7.8 × 7.8 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Number (price) handwritten in graphite on underside "25".

(b)
Number (price) handwritten in graphite on underside ".25".
Historical NotesUsed by the donor Susan Haas Prentiss' mother, Elizabeth "Betty" Mills Dalbey Haas, and father, George Purdy Haas, on their wedding day on June 18, 1937. They were wed at Christ Methodist Episcopal Church. The wedding reception was at Oakmont Country Club and the honeymoon was in Virginia Beach at the Cavalier Hotel. 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

Related institution Christ Methodist Episcopal Church

Related institution Cavalier Hotel

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