- Child’s dress: early 20th century cotton with pin dot embroidered hem
- Bonnet: fine thread crochet with metal ring ‑reinforced drawstring
Description
Beautiful 58‑piece mixed antique and vintage textile collection from a single estate, spanning multiple generations of handmade linens and garments. This curated lot includes:
- Antique early 1900s linen nightgown with lace and ruffle detailing
- Antique crocheted bonnet with original drawstring cords and metal rings
- Early 20th century child’s dress in excellent condition
- Fine linen + lace table toppers and doilies (cutwork, drawn thread, whitework)
- Embroidered linens including florals, spiderweb motifs, and decorative borders
- Crocheted lace pieces in both fine and chunky thread
- Linen pillow sham marked “Mrs. Gia Lancaster” in script on the reverse
- Handkerchiefs, runners, small doilies, and decorative linens
- One child’s stitched sampler with name and age penciled on the fabric
- several pieces have stickers with handwritten notes on them.
- there are some non-embroidered plain linen handkerchiefs / napkins / table toppers as well.
- there's also one floral printed table topper/small cloth for a table.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a multi‑generation textile archive with a wide range of techniques: crochet, embroidery, whitework, cutwork, lace insertion, and early machine + hand finishing.
Perfect for collectors, textile artists, reenactors, designers, or resellers.
Condition
Overall very good antique/vintage condition with expected age‑related characteristics:
- Many pieces clean and well‑preserved
- Some pieces show brownish age/oxidation spots typical of antique linens
- Nightgown has scattered age spots and some small pinholes but no major noticeable rips or tears. Fabric is Crisp.
- One crochet doily piece has a noted hole
- Child’s dress is excellent with no stains
- Most pieces are intact with no major structural damage
All items come from the same household and were stored together.
Provenance
From a single‑owner Virginia estate, including items marked with maker stickers and a linen pillow sham stamped “Mrs. Gia Lancaster” in script. The garments and fine linens appear to date from 1900–1930, with additional midcentury embroidered and crocheted pieces included.
