Cape
Object number2016.44.15
Manufacturer
The Foster Shop
Date1964
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumFabric; Silk(?); Satin (?); Metal; Wax(?)
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionWedding cape. Champagne-colored silk(?). Tea-length.DimensionsHeight x Width: 46.5 × 66 in. (118.1 × 167.6 cm)MarksFabric label inside collar at back center has embroidered blue text "F / THE / Foster / SHOP / PITTSBURGH".
Historical NotesWorn by the donor, Susan Marie Haas Prentiss, on her wedding day in 1964. She married either David Oliver Nordby or Robert Prentiss. She wore this cape with her mother's, Elizabeth Mills Dalbey Haas', wedding dress (2016.44.10). Her father, George Purdy Haas, walked her down the aisle in his 1937 wedding suit (2016.44.13) and hat (2016.44.14). 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
Susan Haas Prentiss
Related person
George Purdy Haas
Related person
Elizabeth Mills Dalbey Haas
Related personPossibly
David Oliver Nordby
Related personPossibly
Robert Prentiss
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