Blouse
- Object Name:
- Blouse
- Object ID:
- 2024.021.01
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1910-1919
- Description:
- Blouse. Black blouse, silk satin with lace sleeves and lace collar. The upper satin part of the sleeve is constructed out of a strip, attached to a dolman-shaped area of the side bodice pieces. The rest of the sleeve is formed with black lace. The blouse has no internal stays. The blouse was most likely used as a mourning garment circa 1910 to 1919.
- Material:
- Silk
- Dimensions:
- H-23 W-46 inches
- Provenance:
- Collection of clothing from the home of Eugene Francis Landry (1902-1977) and Mary Imogene Fisher Landry (1908-1974) of 263 Hopkinton Road, Concord, NH. The collection is a gift of Valerie Achorn, granddaughter of Eugene and Mary.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Landry, Fisher, Favor, and Casey branches of the family in New Hampshire
- People:
- Landry, Mary Fisher (1908-1974)
- Subjects:
- Fashion, Mourning, Mourning clothing and dress
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