Blouse
- Date 1700-1800
- Place of Origin East Telemark, Norway
- Creator Unknown
This lovely shirt has a three-inch tall standing collar that is covered with fine and dense cross-stitch in a crisscross pattern. A narrow similar band runs down the front placket, that is in turn bordered by cross-stitch and pattern darning in which the ground is visible. There is also a solid cross-stitch pattern around the cuffs. From East Telemark.
Inscription: SHDS is embroidered below the placket.
- Materials Silk, cotton
- Identifier / Source LC0716 - Gift of Norwegian Embassy