Off white blouse
Catalog #
2021.010.010
Date:
Accession #
Off white blouse, probably ladies. Hand made, machine stitching in brown. Long sleeves, missing hem at bottom of blouse, or may never have had a hem. Donor advised it was made from feed sacks. Plain feed sacks and flour sacks were commonly used for clothes. In the 1930’s prints were added to the feed sacks, and were sought after by housewives wanting to make clothing and quilts from them. Blouse is very soft, so item has been well worn. Blouse is pulled onover the head, no buttons.