Woman's blouse. Fine, loose, plain-woven, single ply fabric embroidered in blue silk, possibly artificial, and gold thread, across the shoulders down the arms (separated by a strip of white embroidery) and in rows down the front and back; the 'S' motif is the same as used in no. 95. The cloth is smocked at the neck, where there are two blue silk tassles. Some of the seams are sewn in the blue silk, but the bottom hem is oversewn in white thread. L. 20"; w. (inc sleeves) 62".
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