Dress, Wedding
Object number99.15.1 a-c
Datec. 1890
Mediumsilk; metal; horse hair; boning; glass
Credit LineMrs. John E. Kunz
DescriptionBlack silk wedding dress consisting of skirt, bodice, and sash.DimensionsLength (a): 43 in. (109.2 cm)Length (b): 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Length (c): 81 in. (205.7 cm)
Historical NotesThree-piece wedding gown worn by Mary Joseph Lange Wunderly, from an Allegheny City German family in the tanning business. She married into another German family when she wed August Wunderly. Wunderly maintained an art gallery on Wood Street, and often traveled to Berlin where he purchased paintings for Henry Clay Frick and other wealthy Pittsburghers.
Previous owner
Mary Joseph Lange Wunderly
Related person
August Wunderly
Related institution
Wunderly Brothers
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