This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Lovely Edwardian Bodice Top
From the seller:
Original Victorian lacy bustier (frayed)
From Me:
No, seriously, that's all the seller wrote. No measurements. No how they got it. Not condition details. Heck, not even one of those "paypal only!" 13 paragraphs of legalese.
Now, of course, we know it's not a bustier. I'm not sure how the seller came to that conclusion. (Bodice people, bodice!)
Based on how short the bodice is, the lace details, the way the inside is constructed (boning visible, stitch lines look like a sewing machine was used), and the netting, I'm going with a late 1900's, early 1910's era evening bodice - leaning towards the early 1910's.
Labels:
1910s,
20th Century,
bodice,
Edwardian,
womens
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