#6676 $225
Cotton/lace blouse, c.1900
This beauty is fashioned from sheer white cotton woven with corded stripes. The lace collar and inserts are fine machine copies of handmade Cluny lace. The blouse closes in back with small mother-of-pearl buttons.
High stand-up collars are often too tight for the modern woman. Some collectors add panels of lace at the center-back to make them larger.
The condition is excellent. The blouse just needs a good soak to freshen it after years of storage.
It measures: 36" bust and waist; 15" from shoulder seam to shoulder seam; 23 1/2" sleeve length, including the lace cuff; 8" wrist circumference; 13 1/2" collar circumference at the bottom; 12" at the top of the collar; and 19" center-back length from neckline to hem (longer in front).
