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Source Description
This blouse front is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. The panel has an oval neck opening and is embroidered with repeated vertical floral motifs arranged in pairs on each side of the opening. The edges are unfinished, indicating that it was intended to be sewn into a complete <em>baro-camisa</em> garment.
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132989
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Blouse front
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132989
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object
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Blouse front
description
This blouse front is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. The panel has an oval neck opening and is embroidered with repeated vertical floral motifs arranged in pairs on each side of the opening. The edges are unfinished, indicating that it was intended to be sewn into a complete <em>baro-camisa</em> garment.
date
c. 1875–1900
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CC0
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en
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Q80025100
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 43.2 x 47 cm (17 x 18 1/2 in.)
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Philippines
accession
1955.419
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Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery
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Blouse front, c. 1875–1900. Philippines. Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery; overall: 43.2 x 47 cm (17 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Marian H. Stone, 1955.419
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T - Lace
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132987
description
Sleeve, c. 1875–1900. Philippines. Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery; overall: 48.3 x 101.6 cm (19 x 40 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Marian A. Parsons, 1955.417
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132988
description
Sleeve, c. 1875–1900. Philippines. Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery; overall: 48.3 x 102.9 cm (19 x 40 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Marian A. Parsons, 1955.418
didYouKnow
Piña is made from fibers of the pineapple plant, first introduced to the Philippines by the Spanish in the sixteenth century.
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Gift of Marian H. Stone
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2026-05-29 06:50:30.733000
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132989
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery
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