• May include: A beige fabric ribbon featuring the repeating red embroidered initials D.L. inside a brown cardboard box. The box lid displays the text Donnez votre identité à votre linge avec les TEXTINOMS, INITIALES LETTRES & CHIFFRES.
  • May include: A rectangular brown cardboard box with a textured surface. The end panel features the handwritten fraction 1/2 in black ink above the printed letters DL. A small portion of white fabric is visible peeking out from the top edge.
  • May include: A rectangular tan cardboard label with a black border and black printed text that reads INITIALES LETTRES & CHIFFRES, Tissés en Rouge, and Garanti Grand Teint Absolu. The label is oriented diagonally across the frame.
  • May include: A rectangular tan cardboard box with a sliding sleeve. The sleeve features black printed French text that reads: Pour Pensionnats, Hôtels, Linge de Maison, demandez à votre fournisseur Les TEXTINOMS, Noms tissés en entier, initiales suivies de chiffres, etc., Livraison 10 jours environ.
  • May include: A rectangular tan cardboard box with black text printed on the side. The text reads FABRICATION FRANÇAISE and UNE GROSSE, enclosed within black rectangular borders. The box has a simple, utilitarian design with visible paper edges.
  • Initials D L - Vintage French Monogram Labels in Original Box | Initiales Tissées Grand Teint Linen Marking Labels | French Haberdashery image 6
  • May include: A long, narrow, light brown cardboard box containing a strip of off-white fabric tape with the red embroidered initials D.L. The box lid features black text that reads: Donnez votre identité à votre linge avec les TEXTINOMS.
  • May include: A beige fabric ribbon featuring the repeating red embroidered initials D.L. inside a brown cardboard box. The box lid displays the text Donnez votre identité à votre linge avec les TEXTINOMS, INITIALES LETTRES & CHIFFRES.
  • May include: A rectangular brown cardboard box with a textured surface. The end panel features the handwritten fraction 1/2 in black ink above the printed letters DL. A small portion of white fabric is visible peeking out from the top edge.
  • May include: A rectangular tan cardboard label with a black border and black printed text that reads INITIALES LETTRES & CHIFFRES, Tissés en Rouge, and Garanti Grand Teint Absolu. The label is oriented diagonally across the frame.
  • May include: A rectangular tan cardboard box with a sliding sleeve. The sleeve features black printed French text that reads: Pour Pensionnats, Hôtels, Linge de Maison, demandez à votre fournisseur Les TEXTINOMS, Noms tissés en entier, initiales suivies de chiffres, etc., Livraison 10 jours environ.
  • May include: A rectangular tan cardboard box with black text printed on the side. The text reads FABRICATION FRANÇAISE and UNE GROSSE, enclosed within black rectangular borders. The box has a simple, utilitarian design with visible paper edges.
  • Initials D L - Vintage French Monogram Labels in Original Box | Initiales Tissées Grand Teint Linen Marking Labels | French Haberdashery image 6
  • May include: A long, narrow, light brown cardboard box containing a strip of off-white fabric tape with the red embroidered initials D.L. The box lid features black text that reads: Donnez votre identité à votre linge avec les TEXTINOMS.
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Initials D L - Vintage French Monogram Labels in Original Box | Initiales Tissées Grand Teint Linen Marking Labels | French Haberdashery

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  • Vintage: From the 1930s
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May include: A beige fabric ribbon featuring the repeating red embroidered initials D.L. inside a brown cardboard box. The box lid displays the text Donnez votre identité à votre linge avec les TEXTINOMS, INITIALES LETTRES & CHIFFRES.

Vintage French Monogram Labels in Original Box | Initiales Tissées | Grand Teint Linen Marking Labels | French Haberdashery | Brocante Sewing Collectible


A charming set of vintage French monogram labels (Initiales Tissées) presented in its original box, a beautiful example of traditional French haberdashery and domestic history. These woven embroidered initials were once sewn onto household linens—including sheets, towels, pillowcases, and tablecloths—to identify ownership in family homes, boarding schools, hotels, and commercial laundries.

This set features the classic red-on-white embroidered design, a timeless aesthetic that has become highly sought after by collectors of French textiles and sewing ephemera. The original box is marked "Grand Teint," indicating colourfast embroidery threads, a hallmark of quality craftsmanship that ensured the monograms remained vibrant through repeated washing.

Complete boxed sets are becoming increasingly difficult to find, making this an appealing piece for collectors, textile enthusiasts, and lovers of authentic French brocante style. The labels can also be repurposed for restoring antique linens, embellishing handmade projects, journaling, or displayed as part of a vintage sewing collection.

Perfect for:

French brocante collectors
Vintage sewing and haberdashery enthusiasts
Textile historians
French farmhouse décor
Linen restoration projects
Junk journals and mixed-media art
Antique ephemera collections

Condition: Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and accurately show the condition of the original box, embroidered labels, and any age-related wear.

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