Blouse

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Blouse

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.239

Description

A cream-colored, silk long-sleeved blouse. There is floral lace detailing around the collar, down the front of the blouse, and on the bottom of both sleeves. There are small, decorative gold buttons down the front of the blouse, in the middle of the lace. The upper back portion of the blouse opens, and closes with two metal snaps and a hook-and-eye clasp; there are also three metal snaps at the bottom of each sleeve.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Blouse

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Silk, Metal

Color

Cream, Gold, White, Silver

Made/Created

Date made

1912

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Made in Paris, France.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Blouse

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shirt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

68

Dimensions

Width

40 in

Length

21-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ella Jewel Flint

Notes

Blouse was made for her

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Jeanne Partridge

Owner/Agent

Jeanne Partridge

Acquisition Method

Gift