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A beautiful find!! This textile is an antique French bed valance dating from the late 18th century or very early 1800's. A GORGEOUS textile ~ so long and beautiful ! A wonderful quilted valance that has faded to perfection. There is a light cotton batting in between the 2 layers. The front is an 18th century faded pink Vichy check and the backing is a bit later toile , with fabulous design!! ~*~ . All hand worked! ~ This textile is made from a light weight cotton and it is 100% hand stitched. A beautiful textile, ideal for hanging ~*~
MEASUREMENTS : This lovely textile measures 28.5 inches wide at the deepest point by 98 inches long! ~*~
CONDITION: This textile is in as found, not freshly laundered condition with light storage dust. There are some small imperfections to be expected and a wonderful area where the wrong mordant was used for dying !! ( last photograph) please use the zoom feature ~*~ ~*~ ~*~