A truly amazing antique textile ~ This gorgeous textile is an antique French bed surround, fully intact that dates c1850-1870, it is wonderful, and enormous!~ 17.5 feet long! ~ it was simply impossible to capture the beauty of this large textile in photographs ~ This would have been a large bed surround in the 19th century ~ the front fabric on this gorgeous textile is a madder print, using wonderful pale gray picotage ( tiny dots) as the ground and the other colors include: pinks, red, lilac and purple. The front is a light weight cotton ~ The backing of this textile is a stunning printed linen and cotton mix, medium weight, Beautifully faded with time. The colors on the backing fabric include: soft cornflower blue, mauve/brown, stunning greens and a cream ground. This fabric has been both roller printed and block printed. The front fabric is still vibrant in color ~ remarkable! The front floral fabric is roller printed and block printed ~*~ The entire length of the bottom and the right side are all edged with the original mid 19th century trim~ just wonderful. The trim would have been red originally, and has faded to a soft pink in places ~ this is a cotton trim with cotton bobbles, the trim alone is stunning!!~ This textile is 100% hand stitched and the bottom of the textile shows the lovely printed linen and cotton mix used on the back. There is an incredible amount of wonderful antique fabric on this textile~ ~ The top was once nailed to the bed and there are little holes along the top edge with rust marks surrounding ~ it is truly an amazing textile ~ If you would like me to send photographs of this textile directly to get a better view, please email me ~*~ It is a once in a lifetime find. ~*~ ( 4395 )
MEASUREMENTS: This textile measures 17.5 feet long ( 211 inches ) and the drop is 30 inches ~
CONDITION: This lovely textile has survived in wonderful condition for its age. There are pale storage marks or discolorations all along this length that may or may not wash fully. There are spots of damage to the trim along the edges, and the bobbles have been lost in many places. ~ There are some hand stitched darns and some small holes in this textile. There is a patch along the top edge nearer to the right side that has some little holes and a tear, but can be folded over or repaired easily~ The backing has some pale storage marks along its entire length that may not wash fully, some little holes, some pale foxing etc...but again, in lovely condition for its age. It is a large textile and exact details of the condition are difficult to describe, please email me if you would like any further information ~*~ I am 100% certain that the owner of this stunning textile will be delighted with it, for many many years to come. A rare and wonderful heirloom textile ~