antique edwardian tape lace bertha collar leather backpack consistent with the mid-century date

consistent with the mid-century date (lookup via the FTC RN database)

elastic waist presents well

alongside fast color and colorfast

personal expression

design: lightweight woven cotton 100 percent cotton

antique edwardian tape lace bertha collar leather backpack consistent with the mid-century datean antique edwardian bertha collar, c. 1900 1910, worked in handmade tape lace on fine cotton muslin. tape lace, often called battenberg or princess lace, was made by shaping narrow machine woven tape into scrolls and flowers, then joining the motifs with hand stitched needle lace fillings. it was one of the defining lace techniques of the turn of the century. this one is a full cape scale format: a deep back panel edged in openwork, floral medallions