Blouse from the Kermode family
Date made: 19th century
Maker: unknown maker
Description: Women's white cotton blouse. The material has a small chevron-like design running through it. It has a wide collar, wide cuffs and is fastened in front with three pearl buttons. Both collar and cuffs are trimmed with lace. Inside are the letters 'R.D.K.' Probably a laudry mark for Rev Robert Daniel Kermode, the donor's father who died in 1948 in his 80th year.
(Reference image taken in the 1990s.)
Materials: cotton
Object name: blouse
Collection: Costume & Textiles Collection
ID Number: 1960-0189