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What a beautiful sheet! This work is called Richelieu lace ( please see more information below) ~The pattern is STUNNING in keeping with the design of Art Deco, this textile dates from the early 1900's ~ this sheet is a Medium weight cotton sheet, with HBmonogram and the most wonderful wheat lacework! This sheet comes from an important personal collection. This collection was built up over many many years only keeping the very finest and most rare of these amazing textiles ~*~ This sheet is ideal for summer use as it's a beautiful light weight, but also these textiles make wonderful curtains, bedspreads, shower curtains, tablecloths , upholstery fabric! So beautiful and versatile. I use French linen sheets in every room of my house ~*~

MEASUREMENTS : This wonderful Sheet measures 123 inches by 82 inches wide ~

CONDITION: ~ I've freshly laundered this stunning textile and it's ready to love ~ it's in BEAUTIFUL condition, a highly prized textile that's been shown love and respect over the many many years!


Inventory : Etsy sheet HB56

*Richelieu work, or Richelieu embroidery, is a form of cutwork lace. It was especially popular in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. Since the dominant colour is white, it may also be classed as a form of whitework. There are various designs, and these are outlined with buttonhole stitches and with bars connecting the open areas. The bars themselves are also provided with buttonhole stitches and picots.

This form of whitework was used for tablecloths or other practical pieces; often a coloured material was stuck behind the Richelieu work to accentuate the open areas.

Richelieu work again popular in England in the mid-nineteenth century, using designs that were based on much ealier models.


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