Object number
59/288
Description
Silk blouse decorated with lace, possibly Victorian. Part of a collection of objects from a small village in Bedfordshire.
This silk blouse is decorated with lace and is possibly Victorian. The cream coloured blouse has a large lace design on the front and lace on the collar, cuffs and arms. The back is secured down the centre with metal hooks. It is part of a collection of objects from a small village in Bedfordshire belonging to the donor's mother and grandmother.
Physical description
1 blouse: silk, lace, metal
Archival history
Letter from Mrs H.M. Hall to MERL, 28 March 1958 - '... I am 62 years of age and these things belonged to my Mother and Grandmother and they came from a little village in Bedfordshire. ...', MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'PROVISIONAL GROUP CARD FOR // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: Personal Clothing Garment // NEGATIVE: 60/10696 // PERIOD: Blouse // PLACE OF ORIGIN: Mrs H. M. Hall // NUMBER: 59/288 // DESCRIPTION: Victorian? Average fitting. Decorated with lace and made of something similar to shantering (PAS!).‘
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10696.tif - High resolution image
