antique cotton pettipants with appliqué lace hem ykk designer: adolfo

designer: adolfo

tag has light pen marks (see photos)

hem finished with a deep scalloped appliqué lace border featuring arched motifs with floral and botanical fills on a net ground

cerrato pieces are documented in turin and milan costume collections

darkened patina finish

antique cotton pettipants with appliqué lace hem ykk designer: adolfoantique cotton pettipants in fine white lawn, cut full and gathered with an elasticated waist. the hem is where the work is: a deep scalloped border of appliqu lace, its arched motifs filled with botanical forms on a net ground, consistent with battenburg or tape lace technique. above it, small whitework embroidered buds are worked directly into the cotton. the combination of the two techniques appliqu lace below, whitework above is a classic pairing