1930s Transylvanian Folk Blouse Shirt Striped Weave Crochet Traditional Romanian Linen Eastern European

C1930s Transylvanian folk blouse. Acquired from my travels in the Carpathian Mountains. 

Homespun linen. A really lovely vertically striped weave. White glass buttons. Trapeze shape with balloon sleeves. Small cutout sections up the front and around the collar. There are embroidered motif stitches across the shoulders: these are symbols and hold meaning within Transylvanian culture. I believe the circle within the circle is the protective eye but I’m unsure of the other symbol. A really wonderful example of this style of traditional men’s folk blouse which would have been worn with wide cropped linen trousers. 

Measures: 24” underarm to underarm, 9 1/2” from shoulder to underarm, 22” sleeves, 19 1/2”  across the shoulders, 23” long in the body, 14 1/2” collar

Great condition. Freshly laundered. light natural wear and small bobble imperfections in the weave. A few small marks here and there which I’ve tried to show in the photos. These may remove or fade with further washing. 

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