Summer blouse
Category
Costume
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Calico, Bedfordshire cotton lace, silk grosgrain ribbon, cotton tape, metal buttons.
Measurements
530 x 420 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603089
Summary
A woman's blouse made from mid-blue cotton calico. The capped sleeve and collarless summer blouse is decorated with cotton lace, Bedfordshire style, around the neckline and the sleeve ends, a silk grosgrain ribbon bow on the bib and is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the blouse is unlined, with cotton tape waist ties and two fabric covered metals buttons centre front for fastening, intact. Handwritten on the inner front facing, left hand side, in black ink "C.V.Murray".
Provenance
Gift of C.V.Murray
Marks and inscriptions
Inner front facing, bottom left.: Handwritten on the inner front facing, left hand side, in black ink "C.V.Murray". See associated photograph for further details.