Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Ornament, Hair |
Catalog Number |
2002.30.8 |
Maker |
Goody |
Date |
1884 |
Material(s) |
Celluloid/Wood |
Dimensions |
H-2 W-3.5 inches |
Description |
This is a hair comb that was worn with an 1884 wedding dress (2002.30.1). It is a curved comb made of celluloid. It has broken into two pieces. |
Notes |
The gown in this donation was first worn by Susie Lightfoot Gooch who married Judge George Kimbrough Anderson in 1884 in Virginia. Mrs. Anderson's daughter, Ella Kimbrough Anderson, wore the dress at her wedding in 1911. She married James Lemuel Wills West in Virginia. In 1916 another one of Mrs. Anderson's daughters wore the dress. Mary Gooch Anderson, married William Elza Sweeney in Clifton Forge, Virginia on 4/26/1916. The dress was worn for a fourth time by Mary's daughter, Margaret Kimbrough Sweeney. Margaret (the donor) married Woodrow Wilson Foley on 9/4/1949 in Lexington, Kentucky. Margaret did not wear the other items in the donation, except for the orange blossoms. |
Collection |
Margaret S. Foley Collection |
People |
Goody Gooch, Susie Lightfoot Anderson, Judge George Kimbrough Anderson, Ella Kimbrough Anderson, Mary Gooch Sweeney, William Elza Sweeney, Margaret Kimbrough Foley, Woodrow Wilson |
Subjects |
Wedding clothing & dress Wedding costume Weddings Families Women Clothing & dress Combs Hair ornaments |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |