Blouse

Object Name:

Blouse

Object ID:

2008.004.02.1

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1976

Description:

Blouse, girl's. Part of uniform worn at Camp Huckins, Freedom, NH. White cotton. Short sleeves. "Huckins" embroidered in green on pocket. Woven label stitched in neck, with red text, "Collegiate / House, INC./ Boston Mass." and red image of a college building.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-23 W-24 inches

Provenance:

Worn in 1976 by the donor's daughter, Sarah Louise Giffen of Sturbridge, MA, at Camp Huckins, a girls' summer camp in Freedom, NH. The camp was founded in 1928 by the Y.M.C.A. It is located on Broad Bay of Ossipee Lake. The donor was a camper there from 1947 to 1949, and later served as a counselor from 1953 to 1957.

Credit Line:

Gift of Jane C. Nylander

Subjects:

Summer camps