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Blouse

ca. 1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Blouse of blue silk block-printed with a symmetrical gold pattern and bound with brown cord. It has a round neck, is shaped at the back with two Venetian buttons and has an invisible fastening down the front which consists of snap fasteners mounted in pink braid. It is T-shaped and lined with white silk. A ribbon draws it in at the waist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Metallic block-printed silk, bound with cord, lined with silk
Brief description
Blouse of block-printed silk, designed by Babani, Paris, ca.1913
Physical description
Blouse of blue silk block-printed with a symmetrical gold pattern and bound with brown cord. It has a round neck, is shaped at the back with two Venetian buttons and has an invisible fastening down the front which consists of snap fasteners mounted in pink braid. It is T-shaped and lined with white silk. A ribbon draws it in at the waist.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Fr. Sebastian Bullough
Collection
Accession number
T.744-1972

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Record createdMarch 11, 2008
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