Summer blouse
Category
Costume
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Calico, Bedfordshire bobbin lace, silk ribbon, cotton tape, metal buttons.
Measurements
450 x 400 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603090
Summary
A woman's blouse made from mid-pink cotton calico. The capped sleeve and collarless summer blouse is decorated with cream cotton bobbin lace, Bedfordshire style, around the neckline and the sleeve ends, three pink silk ribbon bows on the bib and shoulders and is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the blouse is unlined, with cotton tape waist ties and three 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
Outer front facing, bottom left centre front.: Handwritten on the outer facing, front left, in black ink, "C.V.Murray". See associated photograph for further details.