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RED SQUARE DANCE BLOUSE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Square shaped blouse of red cotton. The top edge is encased with elastic to create an off-the-shoulder neckline. A decorative insert into the top portion of the blouse has been created by a band of teal, yellow, blue with a geometric pattern of black, white, and red designed and made in typical traditional Seminole Indian style of Palm Beach, FL. The blouse is further decorated with thin cotton trim applied above and below the insets. Small puff sleeves are created by elastic encased at the bottom edge of the sleeve.

Object name:
RED SQUARE DANCE BLOUSE
Made from:
Cotton
Made in:
Palm Beach, USA
Date made:
ca. 1950
Size:
22 in. (55.9 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
48.146
Signature marks:
LABEL: Excellence
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973