Blouse
Category
Costume
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Rayon satin, calico, brass hook & eye fastenings.
Measurements
450 x 450 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602680
Summary
A woman's blouse made from cream rayon satin. The short-sleeved and collarless blouse is undecorated except for gathered pleating on the bodice front below the yoke, on the sleeveheads and around the hem. Internally, the blouse is unlined and fastens with three brass hooks centre front, intact. There is also a small frill around the hem made from cream cotton calico. A handwritten note on the inner waist seam in black ink reads, "M Workman". Possibly home-made.
Provenance
Gift of Miss E.Workman
Marks and inscriptions
Inner waistband seam, left hand side, centre front.: Handwritten on the inner waist seam in black ink, "M Workman". See associated photograph for further details.