Antique Cream Lace Blouse Front, Guimpe, Chemisette - Medium 1920s shirt pastel pink

pastel pink

A section of the black veneer over the heel has come off and there are some small pieces out of the bottom of the heel

Colour has dulled

Front slit pockets or patch pocket

Carriers at the waist show that it once had a belt or tie but this has been lost

Antique Cream Lace Blouse Front, Guimpe, Chemisette - Medium 1920s shirt pastel pinkAntique cream lace guimpe can be used as a layering piece, styled over or underneath another top. A chemisette or guimpe would have been worn beneath a jacket or cardigan to give the appearance of wearing a blouse. This one has a front of cream cotton lace, a V neckline bound with ribbon and five plastic buttons at the front as trim. There are rows of tucks in the lace. The back is plain calico. The lower front is a double layer of cotton organdy. It