The Gilded Age may now be relegated to history, however the luxurious antique linens that graced the palaces and country houses of that era can still be part of your life. Beautifully embroidered lace-embellished pieces from the 19th and early 20th centuries make modern linens feel like burlap and, surprisingly, can even be found in today's commodious sizes.
Antique linens seems like a small and irrelevant category but keep in mind that this is just the general description of thousands of fabric choices made into beautiful and luxurious items such as lace, bed sheets, bed covers, duvets, hand towels, needlework, quilts, runners, table linens, tray clothes, accessories, clothing, handkerchiefs, lingerie and shawls. Items from the past but still existing in today's fast paced world.
These items are not mere relics but finely woven and lovingly produced works of art from a more relaxed and less technical time. Read More...
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Antique Linens
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