April 22, 2024
DARLING 30s ROSETTE-TRIM SILK MOIRE LINGERIE TIDY-TIE
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I once was lucky enough to have four of these darling, handmade delights (laundry markers!), whose exquisitely embellished appearance commonly belied their mundane purpose, which was to keep the "unmentionables" of the ladies of the household sorted each from the other's; usually each female member was assigned a different color and, after laundering, their neatly tied stack was placed in a bureau drawer or laid on a shelf in the linen closet. Alas, this is the last one from my collection (unless my luck turns). The condition is excellent-going-on-MINT! It has never been used and has been stored with infinite care. It measures 4" in diameter, with the double-selvaged ribbon tie (needs pressing) extending 50", long enough to end in a prettily tied bow. It is entirely composed of peony-pink silk moire ribbon neatly wound, pinwheel-fashion, around a stiffened circle overlaid with a ring of multi-pastel rosettes interspersed with green noddes, all formed of ombre-shaded silks; the ribbon tie runs loosely through a padded, moire-covered "bracket" applied to the back side (totally handstitched; I wish I had photographed it).The ronde is edged with a frill of floral patterned ecru lace As the old saying goes, "To the victor belongs the spoils" (even in the matter of such frivolities as this?). A warm welcome to watchers and buyers of
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