Blouse

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Swedish American Museum

2012.36.1.B_Front

Name/Title

Blouse

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.1.B

Description

Blouse part of a Swedish folk costume (folkdräkt) from Skön, Västernorrland. Beige with lace trimming on the collar, in the area where the button slots are, and on the sleeves decorated with circles, ovals, and diamond shapes and cut-outs of diamond and trapezoid shapes.

Context

The folk dress was owned by Margareta Eriksson Backlund who lived from 1898 until around 1969. She arrived in the U.S. in 1927.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.36

Source or Donor

Elaine Meldrum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Blouse

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

National costumes, Clothing & dress

Search Terms

Folk costume, Folk dress, Ethnic costume, Traditional dress, Women's clothing, Sweden--Västernorrlands län

Dimensions

Width

19-3/8 in

Length

20-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2012.36.1.A, 2012.36.1.C, 2012.36.1.D, 2012.36.1.E

Reproductions

Notes

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