Blouse
ca. 1908 (made)
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High-necked blouse of fine white lawn with full gathered elbow-length sleeves and a high band collar. Bands of machine-made lace insertion trim the front yoke, collar and sleeves, and floral trails of embroidered insertion in white curve the shoulder to the waist. Small mother-of-pearl buttons (several missing) fasten the blouse at the centre back. Two wire stiffeners in the collar.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered lawn, machine-made lace insertions, mother-of-pearl |
| Brief description | High-necked blouse of white cotton lawn with machine lace and hand-worked embroidery, c. 1908 |
| Physical description | High-necked blouse of fine white lawn with full gathered elbow-length sleeves and a high band collar. Bands of machine-made lace insertion trim the front yoke, collar and sleeves, and floral trails of embroidered insertion in white curve the shoulder to the waist. Small mother-of-pearl buttons (several missing) fasten the blouse at the centre back. Two wire stiffeners in the collar. |
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| Object history | Worn by Miss Heather Firbank |
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| Accession number | T.59-1960 |
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| Record created | January 4, 2008 |
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