#4136         $750  Reserved

French mixed lace jacket, c.1920

The exquisite lingerie-style jacket came from the estate of a French woman who lived in New York while her husband was master chef at a top French restaurant during the 1920s. You may have seen other dresses of hers that I have sold. Her husband undoubtedly bought these pieces in Paris as presents for her.

The jacket is fashioned from hand-embroidered cotton tulle and handmade filet lace with a ruffled hem border of delicate lingerie lace. This charming piece can be worn as a jacket or a blouse. It can be an evening cover-up or worn with jeans.

The buttery cream color has darkened slightly with age. I prefer to keep the original surface. Because the fibers are 100% cotton, you can (if you wish) wash it to bring it closer to white.

The 4th picture down showcases the delicacy and refinement of the floral motifs in the hand embroidery and handmade floral lace. You can see in our exquisite jacket why the 1920s in Paris was considered the apogee of the golden age of fashion.

Flowers with the sweetest odors filled all the sunny air,
And not alone refreshed the sense, but stole the mind from every care.

The condition is excellent and wearable.

It measures: 38" bust, 32" waist, and 17" from shoulder to front hem.