Glove
Object number2013.102.4 a,b
Date1896
Mediumleather
Credit LineGift of Sally K. Whigham
DescriptionPair of white leather gloves (a,b), stitching on top, four buttons by wrist, opening above buttons on bottom of gloves.Dimensions10 x 3 in. (25.4 x 7.6 cm)Historical NotesGloves worn by Emily Medick Kimmich on her wedding day. 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.
Previous owner
Emily Medick Kimmich
(born 1874)
Related person
Louis Kimmich
Related institution
H. J. Heinz Company
(founded 1888)
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
On View
Not on view
1993
1897
Grainger International, Incorporated
The C.E. Ward Company
1940-1972
