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    • GORGEOUS !! Wonderful for any rustic, primitive interior!! ~*~ This textile is a  lovely and rare, hand-woven, Antique European mattress cover that dates from early 1800's  ~ this textile is made by stitching 2 long lengths of the wonderful, rare, WHITE striped fabric , together down the middle, and then folding it over and seaming the sides ~ constructed like an enormous sack! This textile is 100% hand stitched and was used as a mattress cover in the European bedding system which involved multiple mattress covers stacked on top of each other to create the bedding~! This textile would have been stuffed with straw or fodder ~ the top is open and has a hand stitched hem around the opening ~ The stripes are GORGEOUS , very rare white stripes and the body is a warm natural toned hemp ~ this fabric was hand-woven and hand stitched! There is a tremendous amount of surface texture on this textile ~  ~ The back of this textile has a hand stitched plain hemp panel in the top corner, it's wonderful ( please see photographs 4, 5 and 6) The front photographed in number 2 ) ! A very primitive textile, just beautiful!!~ This textile has a wonderful very heavy, twill weave. The texture is neither soft, nor is it coarse, rather in between! ~ It's a wonderful textile and would be gorgeous filled with a feather comforter and placed at the bottom of a bed ~ or lovely as a daybed cover, upholstery fabric etc! Rare and beautiful indeed!   ~~ ! ~*~ ( cover 771) 
    •  MEASUREMENTS : This mattress cover measures  39 inches wide by 71 inches long  ~*~ but of course it is either twice as long or twice as wide, depending on how it is opened out if being used for fabric~*~  

    • CONDITION: This textile has been freshly laundered and is ready to use! ~ There are tiny rust marks on the back of this textile ( please see photograph 6) that are permanent ~ the front has a few very very tiny rust marks, but only tiny! Please see more condition details above ~ this textile can be machine washed and tumbled dry ~ 

~*~You will never have to pay any Customs or Duty charges on my textiles posted to an address within the United States, as I have already imported all of my European textiles and have paid any fees for you~*~ My shipping is always fast, so you can expect your purchase to arrive between 1-3 days after payment within the USA~*~

 

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    • ~*~Important information~*~ 100% Customer satisfaction is extremely important to me! If you are not satisfied with your purchase please contact me immediately~*~ I would always endeavor to solve any problems together with my customer. I am a very friendly ebayer and simply determined to bring beautiful textiles to the world! I strive for both a 100% positive rating and 5 STAR services ratings so please contact me immediately if you feel I did not meet your expectations in any way. I take a great deal of care and pride in describing each textile very accurately. I also use many photographs to show the textiles also as I feel it is very important to see the exact condition, colors, texture, size etc of each textile. If ever you feel that I have missed anything, please contact me immediately as it would have been an oversight, never an intentional omission!~*~ I always post quickly; every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I always combine shipping charges to save my customers money on postage. You will always get the most economical postage rates from Loodylady~*~ this is important to me! If there is a discrepancy of more than $1.00 between what you paid and the actual postage charge, please email as it would have only been a mistake on my part and you will be refunded immediately. ~*~ All of my textiles are wrapped in acid free tissue and sent in water tight wrapping, at no extra charge to my customers. I politely request that all items be paid for within 7 days. The individual condition will be described to the best of my ability however, often flaws are inherent in vintage and antique textiles. Please email me if condition is vital to your purchase and we can discuss condition in detail. When describing my textiles, I use my best judgment, knowledge and experience to estimate their age. I have had many years of research and hands on experience with these wonderful textiles. I describe items as Antique if I estimate the age to be 100 years of age or greater. EBay currently define an antique as dating to 1930 or earlier. I describe items as Vintage, as per the dictionary definition, if I feel the textile has age, or is outdated or old-fashioned, dating from the past. If I use both Antique/Vintage when describing a textile, it is because I feel the textile is most likely 100 years of age or greater, but may fall just short of that date. I often work in collaboration with other colleagues and textile specialists to ascertain the approximate age of my textiles, however ultimately any statement of age is a matter of best judgment only~*~I also use my best professional judgment to ascertain the fiber content of my textiles, using sight and feel and where possible historical information and context to help me to identify plants used in a particular era. However, because my textiles are old, any statement of fiber content is again always only my best professional assessment. ~*~ I feel privileged and honored to bring these textiles to you, I sincerely thank you for your interest ~*~