Blouse Front

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Blouse Front by Mary Phelps Jacob features a piece of off-white, semi-sheer fabric with a wavy, unfinished edge. The fabric is roughly rectangular in shape with an oval cutout in the center. There are two horizontal lines with twisted rope-like designs running across the fabric, one above and one below the oval cutout. Each line features a floral design with a bow at intervals. The floral designs are symmetrical, with one in each corner of the fabric and one on either side of the oval cutout. The background of the image is a light gray color. The fabric appears wrinkled and slightly crumpled.