Object class: Blouses (main garments) / Culture or time period: South Asian cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-12995, described as Blouse; woman’s; lace, cream, over satin lining; long sleeves; materials/techniques: Lace, satin; made by tailors.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11234, described as blouse; woman's; sleeveless; dark blue cotton, block printed in a floral pattern in maroon, buff and white; front opening, snap closures; Length 58 cm., Width 37 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11196, described as Woman's blouse; multicoloured cotton, intricately cut and seamed; ties in back; Length approximately 25 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11266, described as blouse, woman’s; cotton cloth, embroidered; 42 cm length; 39 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-12991, described as Blouse; child’s; yellow satin; materials/techniques: Satin; made by tailors or women at home.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11205, described as blouse; woman’s; multicolored embroidery and mirror work on magenta silk w/brown cotton backing; side pieces in pale green silk embroidered in human, floral and geometric motifs; sleeves of coarse yellow muslin embroidered with flowers; 4 red pompoms on body of garment; silk floss tassels in various colors and cowrie shells as trim on sleeves and lower edges; open in back; 2 ties trimmed with shells and tassel Length 71 cm., Width 50 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-21664, described as Sari blouse: Bust measurement = 94.0 cm; shoulder measurement = 40.0cm. Magenta w/ irregular stripe of lighter color, square neck in back; modified V neck in front; short sleeves; metal hooks down front w/ thread loop eyes; snaps and thread loops inside shoulders to keep bra straps from showing; cotton lined.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-21663, described as Sari blouse: 94.0cm at bust; 40.0cm at shoulders. Royal blue silk, lined with dark blue cotton; short sleeved; machine stitched with hand hemming, metal hooks w/ thread eyes; snaps & thread loops inside shoulders ( used to keep bra straps from showing).

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-12989, described as A child's blouse of pink silk gauze with a drawstring neck; made by women at home or by tailors. Native name and meaning: "jhablu" (child's blouse). Either plain or very elaborate, this style was worn by Parsi children of both sexes until aged about 8-10 years. Length 52 cm, 59 cm wide at the shoulders.