Top, Halter
Object number2013.36.11
Made by
Rose Marie Pugliese-Pendro
Datec. 1960
MediumSilk
Credit LineGift of Marya Pendro-Thomson
DescriptionHandmade silk halter top. Yellow, orange, white, and blue. Printed images of mushrooms. Triangular shape. Light-weight metal adjustable neck loop/collar attached to top of triangle.Dimensions20.125 x 44 in. (51.1 x 111.8 cm)Historical NotesHalter top created from a bolt of silk by Rose Marie Pugliese-Pendro for her daughter, Marya A. Pendro-Thomson. Part of a collection related to the Pendro family. The Pendro family immigrated to New York City in the late 1800’s from Austria-Hungary, though the family was primarily of Carpatho-Rusyn and Russian descent. They settled in the Pittsburgh area around 1890 after hearing that there were jobs in the area. The family formed close ties with several institutions in the region most notably the Edgar Thompson Steel Mill and Joseph Horne Company. Shortly after arriving in Pittsburgh, George Pendro began working at the Edgar Thompson Steel Mill. Several other family members worked at the mill including George’s son Andrew, Andrew’s wife Lucy, and Lucy’s father Andrew Wagner. The family also had close ties to the Joseph Horne Company department store. Frank Wagner, Andrew Wagner’s father worked as a boot maker for Horne’s after emigrating from Germany in 1843. Many family members would later work for the company, most notably his great grandson Andrew Pendro, Jr. who worked in the special events and sign departments from 1963-1981. The artifact collection consists of many handmade pieces of clothing from several women in the family and many items connected to Andrew Pendro Jr.’s artistic career at Hornes’, teaching German children after WWII and at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind. Many of his pieces are also connected to his Byzantine faith and heritage.
Previous owner
Marya A. Pendro-Thomson
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Rose Marie Pugliese-Pendro
Rose Marie Pugliese-Pendro
Costumes Unlimited, Inc.
Andrew Pendro, Jr.
