Wedding Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1921
THF155591 / Wedding Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1921
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Artifact Overview
Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was known for her meticulous attention to fashion detail. Family notebooks include costume sketches in her hand, and relatives remember Elizabeth designing and sewing many of her own fashions. It is likely that she made this dress for her 1921 wedding to Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Wedding dress
Date Made
1921
Subject Date
25 June 1921
Creator Notes
Designed by Elizabeth Parke Firestone.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.263.48.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. William Clay Ford, Mrs. John F. Ball, and Mrs. William Leatherman.
Material
Satin
Silk (Textile)
Glass (Material)
Color
Ivory (Color)
Dimensions
Circumference: 30 in (Circumference of waist)
Length: 45 in (Center back length)
Length: 22 in (Length of sleeve)
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Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was an adventurous young women who had studied in Europe. She married Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., in 1921, and continued to travel frequently for both business and pleasure. Elizabeth enjoyed trekking through jungles and sleeping in grass huts in exotic locales as much as she relished dining in sumptuous hotels with royalty.