GORGEOUS ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN LINEN BLOUSE!

MUSEUM QUALITY! THIS IS A TRUE ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN, SOFT IVORY COLOR, COTTON LINEN SEMI- SHEER BLOUSE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! CIRCA 1918 WHEN OPEN NECKLINES BEGAN TO BE COMMON FOR DAYTIME WEAR. FASHION PRESUMABLY RECOGNIZED THAT GIVEN THE NEW FREEDOMS OUT OF NECESSITY DURING WWI, WOMEN FAVORED THE MORE COMFORTABLE STYLES AND THE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO DRESS THEMSELVES INDEPENDENTLY. SHE FEATURES GORGEOUS AIRY FRONT FLOWING LAPELS WITH DECORATIVE HANDWORK AND THREE TEENY ORIGINAL MOB BUTTON FRONT CLOSURE AND BOTTOM HOOK N EYE. LOVELY LONG SLEEVES WITH DETAILED CUFFS ALSO WITH ORIGINAL MOB BUTTON CLOSURE. HAND WASHED IN ORGANIC LAVENDER SOAP AFTER SOAKING IN RESTORATION. FLAT DRIED AND GENTLE PRESS. NO STAINS OR TEARS FOUND. PHOTOGRAPHED OUTDOORS TO SHOW TRUE COLOR. MEASURED FLAT SHOULDERS: 14, BUST 17, WAIST 14, SLEEVES 22, LENGTH 17 INCHES.