This beautiful muslin and lace blouse was handmade around the Edwardian era, early 20th century. There is a fine white cotton muslin base blouse that crochet lace/tatting has been pieced together over the top creating feature sleeves, yoke and a subtle peplum. The sleeves are elbow length and the top side of each sleeve is sheer with a muslin bottom side. The back is plain and fairly sheer due to the fine fabric and fully does up at centre back with metal poppers and a hook and eye. This is a true piece of history, you can see where the maker has pieced together the muslin and lace and see their slightly uneven but small, neat hand stitches. There is a small indistinguishable red stitched maker’s mark on the inside collar. This antique blouse would be beautiful paired with a floral skirt or vintage denim.
Fits like modern size S
Measurements (lying flat):
Shoulder to shoulder 37cm
Underarm to underarm 47cm
Waist 36cm
Shoulder to hem 45cm
Sleeve length 36cm
Arms eye 19cm
Manufacture: Handmade
Provenance: Sourced from NZ
Condition: Good- the fabric back behind the crochet lace/tatting is quite frayed and fragile but has plenty of wear left in it, just be careful with laundering and hanging. Wear shows in slight pulling at seams. There are a few small marks and repairs throughout but these are not visible when on.
