Printed and Plain Cotton Blouses, The Mountain Whippoorwill (set of seventeen)
Costume
Identifier
C-455_1-17Date:
1930 – 1969
Description:
Eighteen printed and plain cotton blouses. These blouses appear to have been worn in The Mountain Whippoorwill.
Item Details:
The blouses are all made with long sleeves and no collar. They have a front opening but no method of closure. Some contain cotton squares with the wearers name and measurements. In most cases the measurements have faded. The blouses would have been worn with skirts C-456_1-18 and neckerchiefs C-457_1-18.
C-455_1 A soft green blouse with a self colored strip and red and white polka dot triangle cuffs. A label inside reads Lois Browne, height: ?, waist: 24 1/2, bust: 33.
C-455_2 A blouse made from pale blue, dark blue, and green cotton plaid.
C-455_3 A blouse made from pale blue, dark blue, and green cotton plaid.
C-455_4 A blouse made from pale blue, dark blue, and green cotton plaid.
C-455_5 A blouse made from pale blue, dark blue, and green cotton plaid.
C-455_6 A blouse made from fine pale peach cotton with a pattern of pink and brown flowers. A label reads Joy Keating.
C-455_7 A blouse made from cotton with a pink ground and bold pattern of blue and purple flowers.
C-455_8 A blouse made from soft pink cotton with a pattern of roses and trellis in muted tones.
C-455_9 A blouse made from soft black cotton with a pattern of roses and trellis in muted tones.
C-455_10 A blouse made from heavy red cotton with a pattern of small dot and leaf shapes in pale pink. A label reads Virginia Zimmerman.
C-455_11 A blouse made from heavy red cotton with a pattern of small dot and leaf shapes in pale pink. A label reads Betty Mae Jones.
C-455_12 A blouse made from heavy blue cotton with a pattern of small dot and leaf shapes in pale pink.
C-455_13 A blouse made from pink floral print fabric with an over print of blue and green flowers.
C-455_14 A blouse made from brown cotton toweling fabric with red cotton sleeves. The sleeves have a pattern of small dot and leaf shapes in pale pink
C-455_15 A blouse made from a heavy brown upholstery style fabric.
C-455_16 A blouse made from a green, yellow, cream, and brown upholstery style fabric with a brown collar band. A label reads Ruth Welsh, height: 5'2", waist: 23", bust: 33"
C-455_17 A blouse made from a green, pink, cream, and brown upholstery style fabric with a brown fabric sleeves.
Extent:
17
Medium:
Cotton