Blouse

Object Name:

Blouse

Object ID:

1994.057.05

Place of Origin:

Hebron NH

Date:

1890-1900

Description:

Blouse. Black and white silk print lined with black glazed cotton. Hand stitched, except for vertical seams in lining which are machine stitched. Closes in back with 15 metal hooks and eyes (1 hook is missing). Front has pleats from neck to waist. Waist pointed in front and longer than the back, edge is unfinished. "Gigot" or "leg-o'-mutton" sleeves, puffed to elbow, four black velvet ribbons around cuffs. Square yolk around neck on front and back created by 2 black velvet ribbons and black lace.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton
Metal

Dimensions:

L-17 inches

Provenance:

All of the clothing in this accession (1994.57.1-.16) comes from the donor's family's farm in Hebron, NH. She believes that this material was worn by her grandmother and her grand aunts. Her grandmother was Elizabeth Graves Walker Keyes (1860-1943). The clothing came out of an attic with no light at the Hebron farm.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva Geraghty

People:

Keyes, Elizabeth G. (1860-1943)