Worn by Mrs. Moishe Kooperman, née Sara Kozak and her granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas George Mapp née Jane Sara Cooperman (the name's spelling changed when the family came to America). Designed and made in Ukraine by Channah Kozak and her daughter...
Worn as part of wedding ensemble by the donor's mother (née Florence Sanger Pullman, b. 8/11/1868, d. 6/5/1937) on April 29, 1896 on the occasion of her marriage to Frank Orren Lowden (b. 1/26/1896, d. 3/20/1943). In addition to this outer bodice,...
Worn by Paul B. Norland as a page at the wedding of Mattie Quales and Ernst A. Erickson in 1897. The wedding took place at the Quales family homestead at 1951 West Schiller Street, Chicago, where Mr. and Mrs. Erickson lived after their marriage....
Worn by donor's mother, Mrs. James Groves (née Jane Nugent), on October 6, 1897 at Holy Angels Church on Oakwood Boulevard in Chicago. Made by bride's sister, Sarah Nugent, who learned to sew in Ireland.
Worn by Mrs. Potter Palmer I, née Bertha Honoré, and subsequently used to decorate a Bes-Ben hat that had since been made to accommodate it. One of the medallions had also been removed and given away. It was subsequently replaced with another...
Florence Hooker Cheney (died circa 1905) wore this dress when she married William Cheney Jr. on September 11, 1901. Worn with bright pink satin corset (1984.503.17) and possibly also bright pink garters (1984.503.18).
Donor Franc Reece married John Roger Williams on June 19, 1901. Corset was bought at Marshall Field & Co. and part of her trousseau. It was never worn.
Worn by Mrs. John de Koven (neé Helen Haddock, 1836-1886) to wedding of her son Cecil Barnes and Margaret Ayer, May 21, 1910 at Saint James Episcopal Church, Cass and Huron Streets, Chicago.
Worn by donor's mother, Mrs. Nicholas Klesen (née Martha Scholz) for her wedding on June 18, 1910 at St. Nicholas Church, 113th Place and State Street, Chicago.
Anita Carolyn Blair wore this dress to the debut of Gladys High in Chicago, a bold and possibly scandalous choice that would have upstaged the young woman hosting the party.
