EXQUISITE DETAIL EDWARDIAN BEADED
METALLIC & CREAM LACE
BLACK SILK CHIFFON BODICE
This stunning bodice has so much detailing it's hard to list everything!
Gorgeous beading throughout. Including copper, silver and gold beads and metallic thread running through silk embroidered surface embroidery.
Black silk chiffon outer layer is wonderfully embroidered with beaded floral motifs. Lace adorns the high collar and cuffs. Under the black outer shell is lovely cream all over lace fabric for a sweet and subtle effect. Between these layers is gold metallic accent lace that adds gentle attention to the figure. Finally the lace is lined with cream silk chiffon. All to a fabulous effect.
(Under the silk cream fabric is a soft cotton inner lining,)
Measures:
Neck circumference: 13"
Shoulder from sleeve to sleeve:
Sleeve inseam: 9.5"
Bust: 12"
Waist: 22.5"
Length from collar to waist: 16"
Condition:
Lace shows consistent discoloration at neck and cuffs. Cream silk inner lining is perishing in places. Small tears in black chiffon at waist. Some scattered missing beads. Petersham waist band needs to be resewn.
From Me:
The Edwardians loved putting metallic lace beneath a layer of something sheer like in this blouse. The reason was so that the light would catch the metallic but it wouldn't be obvious at the same time.
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