White satin blouse, part of a costume worn by vaudeville performer Bessie Bonehill, a male impersonator. The long-sleeved blouse has a front opening but no fasteners present. Bonehill wore this costume while performing in New York in the 1890s. Her male impersonation act was a popular success in her native England as well as the United States, where she toured widely until her death in 1902.
