Blouse Item Number: 3331/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long blouse composed of multiple pieces of off-white fabric sewn together. The shoulders and neck have pink, brown and yellow-green embroidery, embellished with metal thread and metal sequins. Below each shoulder are bands of yellow-green embroidery with geometric designs. Collar embroidered with a band of repeating diamonds. The neck opening has a short plaited tie on either side. The upper back is pleated. Tiny repeating floral embroidery extends down the length of the blouse - two lines in the front, and four on the back. The sleeves are silk and cinch at the cuff, where an elastic band is sewn inside. There are a few designs stitched along the seam below the left arm.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor's great-grandmother in 1906, at a large fair in Romania.
Item History
- Made in Romania during 1906
- Owned by Matilda Noica
- Owned by Ilinca Iurascu before November 23, 2018
- Received from Ilinca Iurascu (Donor) on November 23, 2018
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- 3331/1
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre, metal and silk fibre ?
- Overall
- height 115.5 cm, width 157.5 cm, depth 1.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Romanian
- Previous Owner
- Matilda Noica and Ilinca Iurascu
- Received from
- Ilinca Iurascu (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Romania
When
- Creation Date
- during 1906
- Ownership Date
- before November 23, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on November 23, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3331/0001