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BLOUSE

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
GIRL'S BLOUSE
Date Range From
1948
Date Range To
1948
Materials
LINEN
Catalogue Number
P19990002002
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
GIRL'S BLOUSE
Date Range From
1948
Date Range To
1948
Materials
LINEN
No. Pieces
1
Length
37.5
Width
49.5
Description
WHITE THIN LINEN BLOUSE. THREE MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS AT FRONT CLOSURE; DRAWSTRING COLLAR. LONG SLEEVES WITH ELASTICIZED CUFFS, TATTED BAND, AND 4.5CM LACE TRIM. SLEEVES ARE GATHERED.
Subjects
CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR
Historical Association
PERSONAL CARE
History
COSTUME BELONGED TO DONOR WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD (1949). LIVED IN CZECH REPUBLIC OF MORAVIA, IN TOWN CALLED PREROV. DONOR CAME TO CANADA WITH HUSBAND IN 1970. WENT TO EDMONTON FOR 3 WEEKS, THEN BROOKS FOR 1 1/2 YEARS,THEN SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE FOR 25 YEARS. DONOR'S HUSBAND WORKED AS AN IRRIGATION SPECIALIST. COSTUME WAS HANDMADE BY DONOR'S MOTHER, AND WAS WORN ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
UPDATE: ON 29 NOVEMBER 2024, DONOR LIBBY JONAS RE-VISITED THE GALT MUSEUM TO PARTICIPATE IN A RECORDED CONVERSATION ON HER 1999-DONATED OFFERINGS. AMONGST NEW INFORMATION SHARED, SHE PROVIDED HER MOTHER’S NAME - BERTA ULMOVA – AND THE LOCATION OF HER CHILDHOOD HOME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC--PREROV, MORAVIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.
Catalogue Number
P19990002002
Acquisition Date
1999-07
Collection
Museum
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