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Blouse

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1940-1950

GUSN

GUSN-23420

Description

Cream-colored linen blouse w/ short sleeves and tie collar. Small snaps at collar and round linen-covered buttons down center front. Two tucks along each side of both front and back. Two tucks at back neck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blouses (main garments)
linen (material)
Linen
BLOUSE

Inscription

Sewn on tag at back of neck: ""I. Magnin & Co."" Sewn in left side seam: ""ABJE/ 589505/ UNION LABEL/ INT'L LADIES GARMENT/ AFL. CIO/ WORKERS UNION""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

I. Magnin & Co. (Maker)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1606

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