Child's Lace Blouse

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Child's Lace Blouse

Child's Detachable Sleeve Blouse

A lacey, sleeve detachable blouse with a mid/high collar and button closures in the center back. THe blouse comes below the waist. Its thin material is most likely chiffon or cotton, which gives it a semi-sheer appearance. Above the chest, the thin material gives way to intricate lace-designs of flowers, leaves, and clovers. There is no lining under the lace, so it can be assumed that there was something typically worn under the blouse. The thin sleeves of the blouse are detached--it appears that they were purposefully removed to create a sleeveless look. At the cuffs, the lace designs reappear at the bottom 2 inches of the sleeve.

Unknown

late 19th Century/early 20th Century

Clothing and Dress (Casual Children's Wear)

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Blouse (a): 11.5 (Chest), 13 (Center Front Length), 14.5 (Center Back Length), 26 (Waist Hem Circumference), 9 (Armpit to Waist)

Sleeves (b): 17.0 (Shoulder to Wrist)

Lace

Chiffon

Cotton

Physical Object

N/A

Early 1900s

© Vassar College Costume Collection

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Noah Pliss 2017-03-08
Zuheily Quinones 2017-11-09

Cream

Crochet

Hand-stitching

Pleating

Blouse

Sleeves

Shirtwaist

Buttons

Upper Center Back

High Neck

High Collar

Shirt sleeve

11.5 inches

13.0 inches

14.5 inches

26 inches

9 inches

Shoulder to Wrist: 17 inches

Blouse (a): 11.5 inches (chest), 13.0 inches (center front length), 14.5 inches (center back length), 26 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (armpit to waist)

Sleeves (b): 17 inches (shoulder to wrist)

Christina Carroll '06

Cynthia Bowen

Late 1800s

Early 1900s

Female

Casual wear

Summer wear

Costume

Pre-teen

Teenager

Child

Upper

Very Good

Overall, very good. there is some fraying where the sleeves have been removed. The pleats are very wrinkled and the fabric is slightly yellowed. Stitching at the bottom of the blouse's hem is loosening.

2006