Øst-Telemark "rød-trøye" Bunad: Blouse

NameBlouse

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1960

Place madeOst-Telemark, NORWAY

MediumLinen, cotton

Dimensions22 1/4 × 61 7/16 × 13/16 in. (56.5 × 156 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Andrew Nuquist, in memory of Reidun Dahle Nuquist, A.2019.17.1

Object numberA.2019.17.1

ProvenancePer Acquisition Proposal Form: Worn by donor's wife, Reidun Nuquist, until her death in 2018. Likely made for her by relatives prior to her 1963 wedding, then brought to the US when she immigreated in the 1960s.

DescriptionThis white cotton blouse has panels of black cross stitch on linen attached to the front and used for the collar and cuffs. The blouse has snaps along the front closure. The cuffs have buttonholes for use with cufflinks.