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This is a truly beautiful and delicate garment, rich in historical detail. Here's a detailed analysis of what you're looking at:

🧵 Type of Dress

 Edwardian-era tea gown or summer dress, probably dating from 1905 to 1915.

💃 Style & Fashion Context

• Silhouette: High waist (just under the bust or slightly lower), flowing skirt, and soft sleeves—all typical of Edwardian fashion, especially the "Titanic era".

• Design: The gown features vertical panel embroidery, which elongates the figure and adds elegance. This decorative linearity was common in garments designed to be worn indoors for social occasions like afternoon tea or garden parties.

• Yoke & Sleeves: The layered sheer yoke and sleeves are quite characteristic of the early 1910s when light layering and sheer fabrics became very fashionable.

🪡 Fabrics and Materials

• Base Fabric: Likely cotton voile, silk organdy, or mousseline—all very fine, sheer, and lightweight fabrics used in summer and tea dresses.

• Embroidery: Possibly tambour embroidery, machine lace, or drawn threadwork—very fine and detailed, almost certainly done by hand or on an early embroidery machine.

• Insertions & Trims: Features lace inserts and drawnwork panels, possibly machine-made lace from France or England.

🌍 Where Made

• Most likely France
  

• French garments often used finer netting and embroidery, while British gowns leaned into the Arts & Crafts movement with natural motifs (like the wheat-like design seen here).

💰Condition:

Antique Excellent.