Handmade vintage linen envelope featuring elaborate hand embroidery and a decorative crochet border. Designed historically as a protective handkerchief pouch or vanity sachet, this piece demonstrates traditional mid-century needlework techniques.
Originating from the mid-20th century European household craft tradition, such envelopes were hand-sewn and embroidered by homemakers to store delicate linens, handkerchiefs, or personal accessories, preserving them from dust.
Features and details:
- Period: 1950s
- Technique / Style: Hand embroidery (cross-stitch, drawn thread work), hand-crocheted edge finishing.
- Size: 30 x 15 cm (11.8 x 5.9 inches) when folded.
- Material: Natural off-white linen, cotton embroidery thread.
- Condition: Offered individually. The purple-embroidered specimen is in excellent vintage condition with no visible blemishes. The green and pink floral specimen shows minor age-related spots on the interior flap and reverse side, consistent with authentic storage wear.
These pieces represent highly collectible examples of mid-century domestic textile arts, suitable for collectors of vintage needlework, historical linen storage, or as authentic vanity display decor.
Legal notice: This product is a vintage collectible item. Due to its age (art. 115 ter. 4 TRLGDCU), the store does not guarantee the preservation of its original performance properties (original scent, texture, durability, safe composition, and others). The product is not intended for direct use/application, is sold "as is", and is exclusively for collection or decorative purposes.
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