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This beautiful antique French valance dating to 1860. This medium to heavyweight cotton and linen blend fabric has a lovely soft texture and a wonderful floral design on a soft faded salmon toned fleur-de-lis and red ground! Though it is a cotton linen blend, it is definitely more cotton than linen. The floral print was hand roller block printed and has shades of ruby red and dark black. It is hand stitched with so many tiny little time consuming stitched- a wonderful touch! The colors on this textile are LOVELY - it would be perfect for upholstery or pillow making, and is a beautiful piece to add to any collection!
CONDITION: This textile is in unwashed, as-found condition for collectors. There is some slight fading on this textile, but overall the colors have faded beautifully. There are quite a few holes towards the top of this textile. This textile is in wonderful condition for its age and use, however it is not without signs of time and use, inherent in antique textiles.