blouse
Catalog Number
2022.58.2aDescription
Victorian-era blouse, black, with leg-o-mutton sleeves, large shoulders. The white collar is full with ruffles, as are the ends of the sleeves. Several black buttons appear down the center, along with black beads on either side..History
The outfit numbered 2022.58.2a-e was a "going away" outfit given as a gift to Anna Nieuwsma when she married George Heneveld on 5-27-1903 in Graafschap, Ottawa Co., MI.Anna was born in Holland, MI on 6-18-1882 to Hidde (Henry) Nieuwsma (1853–1930) and Jennie [Jantje Jans Dijkstra] Dykstra (1856–1957).
Anna and George Henneveld lived in Laketown Township and Park Township (1910, 1920 and 1930 UD Census).