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Object Name |
Dress, Wedding |
Caption |
Black two-pc. wedding dress |
Description |
Black silk brocade two-piece wedding dress with lined flared skirt & high neck bodice (waist) with leg-o-mutton sleeves, side ruffle ending with bow at waist, stays, & hook & eye closure. Includes a cotton camisole with crocheted top and a sheer underblouse with fan pattern, lace edging & a snap-front closure under a vertical row of buttons. Worn by Anna Elizabeth Fimon for her wedding to Josef F. Miska on February 21, 1898. Joseph Miska died September 2, 1907 when their daughter Mary was only a year old. Anna Fimon Miska married Joseph H. Halva on February 11, 1908. Anna was the donor's great-grandmother; she was born May 27, 1880 & died November 13, 1954. Josef F. Miska was born January 1, 1873, died September 2, 1907. Joseph H. Halva was born April 15, 1886 & died November 26, 1975. |
Catalog Number |
2013-0056-001 |
Search Terms |
Wedding dresses Halva Family Fimon Family Miska Family |
Subjects |
Wedding costume |
People |
Halva, Anna Fimon Miska Miska, Anna Fimon Fimon, Anna Elizabeth Miska, Josef F. Halva, Joseph H. |