Blouse
Blouse
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
White linen blouse embroidered with silk and metal threads. At top of sleeve, bands of red, with alternate gold and silver lines. Then, a band of diaper design. All down the upper side of the arm, a pattern of leaves in white and red set in pairs on a central stem.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Blouse |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered using chain, satin double running and cross stitches. |
| Brief description | Blouse, linen embroidered in silk and metal thread, Romania, 1800s. |
| Physical description | White linen blouse embroidered with silk and metal threads. At top of sleeve, bands of red, with alternate gold and silver lines. Then, a band of diaper design. All down the upper side of the arm, a pattern of leaves in white and red set in pairs on a central stem. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Messrs. A. Abalian and A. Jossounian of Bishopsgate along with objects T.61 to 70-1926. |
| Object history | RP 1926/3884 A note in the register says: 'the set of Romanian blouses T61 to T70-1926 (or upper parts of costumes like T143-1924 and T93-1926) were said to have been obtained in northern Moldova and Bukovina'. Another note in the register says: '16 similar garments were puyrchased by Circulation and numbered Circ. 752 to 767-1926.)' |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.61-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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