Dress, Wedding
Object number2008.111.1 a-j
Date1903
MediumCotton; Silk; velvet; Metal; Bone
Credit LineDonated by Henry Lafayette Collins III, Victoria Hay Pacard, James Carstains Collins, Victoria Burd Collins Bradford
DescriptionLace wedding dress consisting of a bodice, skirt, and petticoat.DimensionsObjects measured lying flat.(a) Height: 20.5 ; Width: 18 ; Sleeve length: 21.5, Sleeve width: 10.5
(b) H: 62 ; W @ Waist: 13 ; L of train: ~42
(c) H: 40 ; W: 13 ; L with train: 53
(d) L: 10.5 ; W: 4.625
(e) L: 9.125 ; W: 4.75
(f) L: 7.75 ; W: 4
(g) L: 7.125 ; W: 5
(h) L: 8.75 ; W: 8.5
(i) L: 9.5 ; W: 4
(j) L: 3.875 ; W: 3.675
Historical NotesWedding gown worn by Elizabeth Burd Thaw to her 1903 wedding. She married Henry Lafayette Collins in June 1903 at her mother's new summer home, As-You-Like-It, in Sewickley Heights. Elizabeth was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thaw, Jr. (Elizabeth Dohram) and the the niece of the Countess of Yarmouth (Alice Cornelia Thaw.) Thaw was the niece of Harry Thaw, who killed Stanford White on top of Madison Square Garden in 1906. Her grandfather, William Thaw, was a Pittsburgh millionaire who made his money in transportation and banking.
Previous owner
Elizabeth Burd Thaw Collins
Related person
Henry Lafayette Collins
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