Nightgown
Object number2013.102.10
Made by
Emily Medick Kimmich
(born 1874)
Date1896
MediumCotton
Credit LineGift of Sally K. Whigham
DescriptionLong white cotton nightgown with quater length sleeves with cuffs. Lace collar with a three-button length enclosure. Back has pleating from the neck to half way down of gown.Dimensions52.5 x 22 x 17 in. (133.4 x 55.9 x 43.2 cm)Historical NotesWedding nightgown handmade by Emily Medick Kimmich for her trousseau. German immigrant Emily Medick was a personal seamstress to the H.J. Heinz family until her marriage to another German immigrant, Louis Kimmich, in 1896. The family lived at 5412 Broad Street in East Liberty where Louis ran the L. Kimmich barber shop. The family had two children, a daughter named Henrietta and a son.
Related person
Louis Kimmich
Related institution
H. J. Heinz Company
(founded 1888)
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
On View
Not on view
Marie Hredzak
1847-1969
1903
c. 1870
