Object class: Main garments / Collection place: East-Central Mexico / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-26937, described as blouse, cotton, long sleeves open at cuff; bodice is pleated and has glass bead embroidery in geometrical design; beaded cuffs in geometrical design; with included sleeves; purchased from widow of brujo (was her own garment) Man’s “wedding” shirt from San Pablito. (fide Alejandro de Avila Blomberg, 1984)

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-15728, described as Blouse. White, heavily embroidered in colors. Cross-stitch pattern. Cotton. Embroidered in cross-stitch pattern. Purchased from Samoniego in Puebla; shop just behind the cathedra. According to Alejandro de Avila Blomberg (1984), textiles from this area became popular in the tourist market in the early 1960s and the quality deteriorated markedly, as evident in this piece. This piece was purchased for 90.00 pesos; current rate of exchange, 12.50 pesos to $1.00. See Cordry and Cordry for a photograph of one of the old pieces assigned to San Francisco Chapantla, which does not seem to be a village in this area.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-29380, described as Plainweave cotton with blue birds in counted thread inlay embroidery, white, sqquare neck with smocked ruffle, two pockets, short sleeves, width across shoulders 59 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Garment, quechquemitl, accession number 3-32029, described as cotton woven garment; quechquemitl

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32022, described as embroidered square shirt, huipil

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-26936, described as Blouse, cotton; short sleeves; heavily beaded yoke and shoulders (both sides) in varicolored glass beads in floral design; w. across sleeves 58.5 cm., 1.62 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28253, described as Blouse-Huipil. Materials: White plain weave cotton. Red emb. thread. Techniques: Sewing, embroidery. Colors: White w. red emb. Dimensions: 21 1/2" wide top, 23 1/2" long. Remarks: White cotton huipil, square neck w. drawstring back, short sleeves, front fullness, rolled hem at bottom. Red emb. in various techniques at neck, shoulder, sleeves. Good condition.

Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 3-32035, described as Black blouse, with red embroidery.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-4829, described as White utilitarian refajo skirt. Popoluca tribe. Woven on a girdle-back loom by a Sierra Popoluca woman of Soteapan, Veracruz. This is a hastily and carelessly woven utilitarian garment for every day wear. Collected match 1941, by G. Foster.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-4832, described as Blue and white refajo skirt, for semi-dress wear. Popoluca tribe.