cotton blouse
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M2008/033
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]cotton blouse
[nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO]unknown
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Women's ivory cotton blouse with 8 mother-of-pearl buttons and hand-made lace. The blouse has a high collar, long sleeves with a ruffled cuff and a ruffled, hand-embroidered bottom. The blouse is both machined and hand-stitched. It was worn by Rachel Boall (nee Seligman) originally from Janusik, Lithuania. She immigrated to South Africa around 1900.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] circa 1900
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]clothing, women's clothing & accessories, buttons, cotton, decorative art, immigration
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]shirts
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]cotton, mother of pearl
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- body width: 645.00 mm
body length: 710.00 mm
sleeve width: 162.00 mm
sleeve length: 535.00 mm
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Norman Seligman