Blouse Item Number: 2910/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial blouse, beige with gathered, drawstring neckline and puffy sleeves. The shoulders are heavily embroidered with gold leaf motifs, accented with pink and red stitching. The sleeves are short and volumous, and the cuffs gather in a red drawstring. The ends of the cuffs are cut in triangles with light brown, brown and pink edging. The front of the blouse has a deep "V" cut with a red tie on the PR side. The drawstring in the neck is also red. The back of the blouse is cut shorter than the front, and there is a beige tie sewn across the bottom.
Narrative
The 1949 acquisition sheet listed this group of items as: "ceremonial dress items, Shokatz slavic tribe, Darauya Prov. Hungary S.W. Roumanian".
Item History
- Made in Hungary ?
- Owned by Mrs. Otto Reif before 1949
- Owned by Museum of Vancouver before October 20, 2011
- Received from Museum of Vancouver (Transferring institution) on October 20, 2011
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- 2910/5
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- fibre and linen fibre
- Overall
- height 60.0 cm, width 133.0 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Romanian
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Otto Reif and Museum of Vancouver
- Received from
- Museum of Vancouver (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Hungary ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1949 and before October 20, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2910/0005