IVORY RECONSTRUCTED BLOUSE WITH 19TH CENTURY SLEEVES. SLEEVES HAVE AN EMBROIDERED PATTERN IN BROWN, BLUE AND GREEN. ONE METAL CLASP ON BACK.

Reconstructed Greek folk dress, all from old materials--found and wholly designed by artist Hero Athanasiades (now deceased) in 1960. The white cloth comes from a folk costume and so do the borders and the sleeves (19th century). Source wore this with long folk skirts.

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