Description: ~*~Hello and thank you for looking~*~ A wonderful and rare find! This long textile was once used as a quilted bed valance on a 4 poster bed ~ it's French and dates c1860 ! SO long!! 15 feet long! ~ Wonderful, trimmed scalloped edges ~ This piece uses a beautiful roller printed madder brown floral with glorious picotage design! The backing is a GORGEOUS, small scale geometric printed cotton, also printed using the root of the madder plant. The small scale return backing fabric has a purple ground ( sienna purple) with white and madder rusty red. The front fabric is wonderful ~ The tone of the red is a lovely rich, rusty red and the picotage and outline are the wonderful dark dark sienna purple madder tones ~ the ground tone is a lovely aged off-white with slightly gray tone! ~ it's 100% hand stitched and hand quilted with a light cotton batting between the layers ~ The top of this textile and scallops are all trimmed with a linen tape. ~*~ A GLORIOUS textile , ideal for use as a bed valance , curtain valances etc ~*~ ( please see my other textile for matching pieces to the set) A wonderful and rare find indeed ~*~ Ideal for any period interior ~*~ (Valance 9) Measurements: This wonderful panel measures :181 inches long by 23 inches wide ( drop) at the widest point of the scallop ~*~ CONDITION : This textile is in as found, not freshly laundered condition , with storage dust. This valance has some damage in places ( please see photographs) There are some holes on each side of this textile and there is a split where the textile was once joined which has been patched ( photograph 7) There are some small patches in one corner and a hole that has been mended in the same corner. Small holes on both sides. Still, in remarkable condition for its age, however this valance is not in as good of condition as the other pieces from the set ( please see my other textiles ~*~ ) condition reflected in the price ~ ~*~ ~*~ ~ . ~ Please see my other Antique French fabric auctions by clicking View Sellers Other Items~*~ other items!
Price: 405 USD
Location: Burlington, Vermont
End Time: 2025-01-12T15:48:48.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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