A rare and wonderful textile! A very rare collectors textile ~  This textile is an antique French , linen apron that dates c1880. When I'm over in France, I study paintings in all of the wonderful museums and also I study at the decorative arts museums in Europe to understand the use of the wonderful antique clothing. Attached you will see some examples of these beautiful blue aprons in use, mid 19th century ~ This stunning textile is made using a  medium weight linen and cotton blend fabric. Stunning deep indigo. The top is pleated and there is a cotton trim along the top, also dyed indigo blue however it is cotton, so took the dye with a more purple tint.  ~This textile was designed to be worn over nice clothing in public , so is a lovely high quality apron , for market day etc ~*~ This textile is machine stitched ~ This textile has a hand stitched hem at the bottom. A true textile treasure, ideal for any collection, occasional use  or display ~~ . ~*~ ~ ~ ~ . ~*~ ( apron 71B )

MEASUREMENTS : This gorgeous antique apron measures approximately  18 -21 inches wide (with ties it measures aprox. 58 inches wide )  . It is approx. 37 inches long and the bottom measures  39 inches wide ~*~ I have multiples of this matching apron, so there are some slight variations in size. If this is important to your purchase, please email me before purchase and I will measure for you ~*~ 

CONDITION : This lovely textile is freshly laundered. There are some very pale storage marks , generally just lovely   I am selling multiples of these separately and one is a slightly paler blue so be aware if you are looking for matching aprons! ~ Lovely condition indeed ~*~

~*~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~*~

I always happily combine shipping charges to save my customers money on postage~~All of my textiles are wrapped in acid free tissue and posted in water tight wrapping at no extra charge to my customers*~*

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