Antique Camisole Blouse Italian sfilato Lace buying Trousseau Provenance Victorian Edwardian Corset Cover

Beautiful Fine Cotton & Lace Victorian Edwardian Blouse Camisole~Corset Cover. This lovely gem is made of a nice fine soft white cotton features lovely Italian sfilato lace inserts and trim. It closes in the front with white mother of pearl buttons.

This is in excellent wearable~displayable condition. There are no stains or holes, freshly laundered.
The photos just do not capture the true charm of this lovely gem.

Approx Measurements-
Bust~ 36" Arm Pit to Arm Pit Waist~ 27". These measurements are side to side flat across & doubled Length 16"

Please note these measurements are taken on the outside of the garment. It is always best to compare to a garment you own that fits you. There are no returns due to size fit or color.

This is the note of provenance that the family provided-
"I found this along with several other nightgowns and camisoles in an old chest in my grandmothers house in Messina, Sicily, years after they had both passed away. I took them with to Padova, put them away in a new chest and forgot all about them. The chest somehow made it to Guilford, CT, when my parents sent us all of our furniture And the chest moved again with us when we moved to Rochester Minnesota. Only very recently I I opened that chest and it was an incredible surprise. The nightgowns and other garments had turned yellowish over the years and I had to wash them several times to bring them back to their original color. I like to think they are now back to being as buying beautiful as when my grandmother 1st made them for her own dowry, in the early 1900s. I believe most of them were never worn. In fact to me the look rather big compared to my grandmothers petite figure as I remember her. Perhaps when she was making them she thought she would get bigger by the time she would get married. Or perhaps it was modesty -- after all she was Sicilian."

The Italian term “sfilato” literally means “unthreaded”, although when referring to embroidery it is normally translated as “drawn-thread work”. A form of counted-thread embroidery, it also falls under the heading of openwork because the technique involves removing individual threads from the warp and weft of the fabric, creating gaps in the weave that form a grid or “netted ground”. This then becomes the basis for decorative patterns featuring traditional motifs such as flowers, leaves, scrolls, medallions, human figures.

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