Is this 1910 -1920s gothic=patterned Bell-Sleeved Blouse made of rare lace?

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helenheven

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Hello,I believe this is a 1910s-1920s piece due to the straight-lined style and flowing bell-shaped sleeves - I would love to know your opinion - but what I most am wondering about is the obviously hand-made lace filet lace / lacis . It is different from anything I have been able to find in my research. Can anyone identify it? Many thanks in advance!
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I'm not sure what your question is... its filet lace as you pointed out - what is different about this that is causing you to think its something else - the scale of the lace?
 
The lace on the sleeve is quite a bit different from the lace of the actual top. It really reminds me a lot of curtain lace. I have had many old lace curtains that looked like the bodice of this item.
I am wondering if someone did not make this up perhaps in the late 60s or 70s, as there was a lot of upcycling of lace items during that time frame.
 
I agree with Mary Jane - my first thought was upscaled soft furnishings fabric in the '60s-70s.

It would help if you could identify the textiles: older ones will not be nylon or any synthetic, which is what the sleeves look like they may be.
 
I can see why you say the sleeves appear different in the photo I posted, but in reality, it's the same material - the exact same net - with just a lot more work on it. I'll try to post photos of the sleeve.
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Jonathan said:
I'm not sure what your question is... its filet lace as you pointed out - what is different about this that is causing you to think its something else - the scale of the lace?
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Hi Jonathan - the reason I asked is that although it appears to be just lacis filet at first glance, the materials are slightly more organic, and the design reminds me of a famous Arts & Crafts / Craftsman motif I have seen that is usually associated with the name McIntosh / Macintosh. I will research it further today - just thought someone might recognize the signature
 
I am wondering if someone did not make this up perhaps in the late 60s or 70s, as there was a lot of upcycling of lace items during that time frame.
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I don't know much about lace, but that was my first thought when I saw this, too.
 
I can see that both are filet lace but I still feel it is made up perhaps from a lace curtain and the sleeves may be made from a tablecloth. They are both totally different in patterning and the filet no matter where it is from
is generally speaking pretty much always the same. Personally, I've never seen anything that was cut like this that would have been from 1910 or 1920.

I have seen a number of crochet or lace tops from the 20s and the length would have been longer.
 
I think you're thinking of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a wonderful Scottish designer around the early 20th century.

Perhaps if you tell us a little more about how it's finished; eg, seams, hem, neckline - the neckline looks like a rolled hem and the sleeves self finished (selvage?). Is the lace hand-made or machine made? The shape, fabric and construction still look very typical of '60-70s upcycling.
 
Hi,

I agree that it does look to be an upcycled piece, possibly made from two different tablecloths or runners, etc. I don't see anything C.R. Mackintosh inspired about the design. Unless you are referring to his famous "Flat Rose" ...but this does not really remind me of that. It is a cute piece, whatever it is.
 
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