Lace Shirt 03 - S

One of one · 19th century · American Provenance Cut from a 19th century American lace dining table linen, finished with a scalloped hem. In the 19th century, a fine lace tablecloth was among the most status-laden objects in the domestic interior — brought out for formal dining, carefully laundered, and stored between uses as a marker of household refinement. Lace of this quality was rarely made at home; it was purchased, gifted, or inherited, and treated accordingly. The Making The jacquard loom, invented in Lyon in 1804, was one of the most significant technological developments in textile history — it used a system of punched cards to control individual warp threads, allowing weavers to produce intricate figured patterns that would have been impossible by hand. By the mid-19th century, jacquard weaving had spread through the textile regions of Northern France, where workshops produced furnishing fabrics for the growing middle-class interior. The patterns woven into this cloth — likely floral or foliate, in the tradition of French decorative textiles — were designed to endure, both structurally and aesthetically. The Garment Vintage-inspired fit with dropped shoulders and a slightly tapered waist. Because this is cut from a single antique textile, there will never be another one exactly like it. Fit and Measurements Size Small Chest circumference: 41" Shoulder: 17.85" Front length: 26"