This net lingerie/hoseiry bag belonged to my mother-in-law who lived in Paris and Berlin for several months in the late 1920s .
I don't think it was anything especially fancy in its time: it is machine made and is decorated mainly with tambour work. Tambour work, which looks like chain stitch embroidery, began to be machine made in 1834!
I find the idea that this was just a practical item to hold your stockings or lingerie all the more enchanting: beauty should be part of everyday life. Even the back is lovely!
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17 comments:
Very pretty indeed. I am always drawn to these types of items. Very elegant and charming.
I remember Lingerie bags, my aunts had them & so did I,LOL.
Roslyn
That bag is beautiful!
That is gorgeous. I've not seen anything quite like it. So elegant.
Wow... I really love that. It's beautiful!
Oh that is neat. It sure beats my lingerie bag which is just some net bag from Wal-Mart with a zipper. I wish mine looked more like yours!
It's so delicate and feminine. I love it.
Now that seems so delicate to be used for what I thought lingerie bags were used for. Are they used for storing or washing the unmentionables? The plain utilitarian ones are what I've used for washing them in. I would much rather use a beautiful one like this.
That is so gorgeous! It actually makes wearing pantyhose slightly appealing... VERY slightly appealing, but still!
It really is pretty! Reminds us to eat on the china once in a while too!
What an exquisite bag...it is so feminine.
OOOOOhhhh tres chique...sooo pretty & feminine, i love it :)
Thanks for the comment on my blog. That is a pretty bag. Interesting how today's lingerie bags look in comparism. I'm sure that these were of course washed by hand. Probably couldn't throw that in the washer or dryer!
So pretty and delicate. And all my stuff is just shoved in the drawer.
I also am so attracted to lovely items like your lingerie bag. What a beautiful keepsake!
Enjoyed!
Thank you so much for your kind words left at the cabin and Blessings to you!
Claudia O.
Hi Miri,
This bag is so charming.... Everything back then was so elegante and seemed so special... even the most common things they used as is this bag...If I had my druthers that would be the era I would choose to live!!!!
It must feel so special to you since it belonged to a family member..
Thanks for sharing....
Ps.... I'm now one of your followers....
Hope you will become one of mine..;-}
xoxo
((((hugs))))
Maggie
Never have seen anything like this
before it is very beautiful piece
with wonderful detailing! A neat
Vintage thingie!
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