Blouse
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Silk, crochet lace, silk ribbon, cotton cambric, brass hooks and eyes, elastic cord, cotton tape.
Measurements
440 x 360 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603235
Summary
A woman's blouse made from cream silk. The balloon half-sleeve, collarless blouse is decorated with cream cotton crochet lace and cream silk taffeta ribbon trim in swags and bows around the neckline, with pintucking on the bodice both front and back and is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the blouse is fully lined in fine white cotton cambric, with fourteen brass hook and eye fasteners centre front, intact, and a cotton drawstring on the waist, also intact. A handwritten label inside the neckline reads "Parkinson-Cumine".
Provenance
Gift of Parkinson-Cumine
Marks and inscriptions
Inner neckline, centre back.: A handwritten label attached to the inner neckline reads, "Parkinson-Cumine". See associated photograph for further details.