What is this? a "dress liner"? or slip? or dress? or nightgown? 1920s? or earlier?

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We have this (partial) garment that we acquired years ago along with some other older lingerie items...since it's not wearable as is, and since we really don't know what it is or when it's from, for sure, we've never listed it. It is quite heavy, not organza like, at all; it's more like a heavy, weighted gauze extensively embellished with embroidery... i LOVE the fabric.

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so, would this be considered a "dress liner"? or, just a dress? or a an underslip of some sort? or a nightgown? I wonder if maybe it had satin ribbon straps, would anyone know the norm for this?

and what era is this from? it's 1920s, right?

thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. xo
 
I think it may be a christening dress slip for an infant. Christening dresses were typically, very long. Old photos show how elaborately slips (underskirts) were embroidered and placed so they showed in photos. These "slips" did not have shoulder straps, they were wrapped around an infant's chest under their arms and pinned. When ever you find an embroidered "slip" that has a waist so tiny no adult could wear it, consider that it might be a christening slip.
Marian
 
bycinbyhand said:
looks to be 1920s and, I think, part of a dress not a liner. To me.
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Thanks, Cin. I LOVE loose silhouettes like this: i think it could be a super comfy summer dress.


Vinclothes said:
I think it may be a christening dress slip for an infant. Christening dresses were typically, very long. Old photos show how elaborately slips (underskirts) were embroidered and placed so they showed in photos. These "slips" did not have shoulder straps, they were wrapped around an infant's chest under their arms and pinned. When ever you find an embroidered "slip" that has a waist so tiny no adult could wear it, consider that it might be a christening slip.
Marian
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yes, we've had a few christening gowns over the years. but this isn't tiny (like the others we had were).

our mannequin is approximately size 6 and this is loose on her. This has those little partial side seams (they're easier to see in the image of it lying on the floor) and the top lays at (or at the top of) the bust in a very pretty way. The way it is cut, it looks like (partial) arms eyes (armholes): it doesn't appear, to me, to be a skirt (or a christening gown)...but, I do appreciate you taking the time to have a look. Thank you!
 
anothertimevintageapparel said:
did it at one time have straps? In silk ribbon? Or it may have had the crocheted slip top.
A slip in my opinion
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I assume so, there are tears in the top on each of the four shoulder corners (that's the second image down). The top edge is nicely finished, so I don't think it had an additional crocheted topper.

thanks for chiming in, Suzanne! I appreciate it!
 
Once I understood this was a small adult size, I remember having a garment similar to this that had wide pastel colored silk ribbon straps with ribbon rosettes at the end of each strap. Maybe the holes are where someone clumsily removed them. I called it a 1920's slip.
Marian
 
Mary, to me it looks like a 1920s chemise with the ribbon straps missing. The way it gathers in at the waist is what makes me think so. I have a slip from this era and it has a very similar look to it.
 
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