Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
early 20th century
Medium
cotton and shell
Dimensions
L x W: 22 × 14 in. (55.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A white cotton blouse with cut and drawn embroidery. The blouse has a round neckline and three quarter length set-in sleeves. It opens in the cetner front with six shell buttons and nine buttonholes. Four pin tucks are sewn to each side of the center front opening. Cut and drawn embroidery creating overcast bars is placed at the shoulder seams, armscyes, and both sides of the button plackets. Geometric patterning created with cut and drawn embroidery is applied to the bottom exterior of each sleeve. Twelve narrow pintucks are sewn to the center back of the blouse starting at the neckline. A vertical row of cut and drawn embroidery is placed on either side of the center back extending halfway down the back of the bodice in a geometric design. Four rows of pintucks framed by two rows of wider pintucks are sewn to the top of each shoulder. The blouse is unlined, unlabeled, and entirely handsewn.
Cataloging Notes
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
blouses
shirts
Topic
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Object number
2007.3.648
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f29aa3c-48f1-4169-927b-dc2be04af82f

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