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I was very fortnate to have been offered a collection of these wonderful Tambor lace curtains and textiles. This is one from the collection. To view the others from this collection simply search my store for the words " Cornely lace " ~ these textiles are great to mix and match , similar but not the same, I love that look!~
This texitle is from France and dates form the late 1800's to early 1900's ~ C1900 a beautiful whitework hand embroidered cornelli lace work Chateau window length Curtain.Entirely hand stitched onto a fine Indian muslin ground and hand embroidered in cotton with trailing floral motifs worked in chain stitch. I love the many patterns these reveal~ This textile is elegant and rare ~ These curtains were highly popular in France in the 19th and early 20th century. Because they are so light , they do not often survive without signs of time and use ~ These curtains were most often used as bed hangings ~ This panel is all hand stitched!

MEASUREMENTS : This lovely lace curtain panel measures approximately 33 inches by 50 inches ~

CONDITION ~ this textile is in as found, not freshly laundered condition. This curtain has small scatter holes here and there. Please use the zoom feature on the photographs to view exactly ~ Signs of time and use often inherent in these wonderful textiles ~ Not perfect but perfectly wonderful. Condition reflected in the price ~

Inventory: Library FF 109