MVC-0239 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Blouse; 34.5 centimeter from neck to hem, 66 centimeter wide at hem; natural cream color cotton fabric with red-purple embroidery at top front and back bodice; sleeves and neck and sleeve binding; hem is uncut.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Zuleta Hacienda, Imbabura, Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Ecuador; Zuleta Hacienda (Zuleta Hacienda was a coop where embroidered work was sold, known for flowered embroidery; once owned by Gallo Plaza, well known Ecuadorian personage.)
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Synthetic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blouses (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Woman’s clothing
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 66 centimeters and length 34.5 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: unused; extensive water staining on whole blouse