A very fine and beautifully creamy and drapey antique sheet of top quality linen. Sourced in SW France, it probably dates from the 1920s and has two very pretty hand-stitched initials M C along the turnover edge. The large size suggests it came from a large manoir or chateau. Sheets formed a very important part of a household inventory right up to the 1930s, and this lovely example would probably have formed part of a trousseau. The linen is of the finest quality, and the sheet drapes beautifully. Large enough for a UK kingsize bed, it's also very useable today, and especially good in hot summers as linen wicks away the heat. In very good condition, but with five small hand-stitched repairs, the largest of which is 3cm square (see pictures). Measurements are 226cm (7'7") by 300cm (9'8"). Weight is 2.24kg (4lb 9oz).