Caroline Harrison's 1889 Inaugural Gown
date: label: Associated Date
content: 1889
name: label: wearer
content: Harrison, Caroline Lavinia Scott
label: associated institution
content: Logan Silk Company
label: manufacturer
content: Logan Silk Company
label: maker
content: Ghormley, Robes et Manteaux
label: textile designer
content: Williamson, Mary
notes: label: Description
content: In keeping with the "America first" economic policy of her husband, Benjamin Harrison, Caroline Harrison's gown for the 1889 inaugural ball at the Pension Building was an "all-American" creation. The gown was made in New York City by William Ghormley's firm, Ghormley, Robes et Manteaux. The fabric for the dress was produced by the Logan Silk Company in Auburn, New York. Indiana artist Mary Williamson designed the brocaded silk fabric in a pattern of bur oaks in tribute to Benjamin Harrison's grandfather, President William Henry Harrison. Burr oaks trees grew along Tippecanoe Creek, the battle site that earned the older Harrison his famous nickname.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Costume
label: Subject
content: First Ladies
label: Subject
content: Inauguration
label: related event
content: Presidential Inauguration of 1897
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Benjamin Harrison McKee and Mrs. Mary McKee Reisinger
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.044328
label: catalog number
content: 44328
label: accession number
content: 170780
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress
label: Object Name
content: Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)