1900s Antique Edwardian White Cotton Voile Pouter Pigeon Blouse Details:
- a fine cotton blouse with horizontal pin tucks and lace inserts
- machine made lace inserts and hardanger stitch hand made butterflies
- back closure with 10 small shell buttons, inner draw string for front pigeon shape and larger ties to draw in back
- shoulder pin tucks
- 3 collar stays that are see through yellow so possibly celluloid
- this is quite sturdy and from the first ten years of the 1900s
- this did not fit my period dress form so when displayed on form was left open in the back
- when shown lying on floor in first image the waist is drawn to 20" to create the proper silhouette
Condition: fragile - for study or display only recommended due to age and fine quality of fabric
- 2 pin holes shown in images
- section on top right shoulder of butterfly work where the edge threads have pulled from the fabric they are attached to, one small spot where the edge of the lace was not sewn onto the main body pointed to in image
- neckline has some breaks in lace (one shown in image) along with a few collar stays missing
- all buttons and collar stays were removed and added back with vintage cotton thread in order to properly clean
- very bottom button was missing so replaced with antique shell button
- freshly cleaned
Measurements: taken with garment lying flat and some measurements doubled when needed
Bust - 39"
Waist - 32" fully extended
Shoulders - 15"
Sleeve - 21" shoulder seam to tip of lace
Length - 19.5"
Brand/tag:
- fabric has red print on seam that says "Bride West" with a litlte diamond in between the words that might have a number in it. That may be the maker or it could be the maker of the cloth used in the garment
Shipping: Once a package leaves my hands with USPS or UPS it is out of my control. I do not refund if packages are lost in the mail or do not arrive in the expected time as this is beyond my control. I try to ship the day of an order or the next day if ordered Sunday - Friday but must wait until Monday to ship packages ordered Saturday or Sunday.
Follow me on social media for previews, new items and promotions that only happen there.
Please see my return policy prior to purchasing along with my info on vintage fitting and sizing. Layaway unavailable for first 30 days an item is newly listed. Thanks so much for looking. Let me know if you have any questions. Happy shopping and may the vintage goddesses and gods always shine down on you!