Women's Black Mourning Blouse

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Description

Black satin fitted jacket with stand-up collar; bottom edge flaired to fit over hips; closed in front with 13 black jet buttons with flower design carved on one side of button top; back has 6 pieces; front is one piece with 2 darts to shape waistline; body of jacket is lined with brown cotton twill; bottom hem is faced with bias strip of black wool 1.5" wide; sleeves are in two pieces; bottom edge curved up to side seam; lower edge of sleeve faced with 1.25" wide black satin; sleeve lined with dark brown cotton.

Use

by Mary Crafton Deiwert (1863-1929), the donor's mother, in the 1890s.

Context

The donor referred to the blouse as a "basque."

Collection

Mabel D. Bobbit

Acquisition

Accession

1983.019

Source or Donor

Mabel Deiwert Bobbitt

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890 - circa 1899

Time Period

19th Century

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 11, 2001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mary Crafton Diewert

Create Date

February 11, 2001

Update Date

June 5, 2024