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French Subtle
1815-20

the cream silk ground woven with deep 22 in or 56 cm end borders using wool and silk threads, each with six fat pines with gently curving tips, filled with Indian inspired flowerheads and foliage in crimson, duck egg blue, dark green and with touches of deep ochre, the guard stripes with small repeat foliage and flowers, feathery arches containing flowers into the central field, the corners with a similar pine surrounded by foliage, 10 x 5ft or 3.10 x 1.47 m

Comments

Unusual subtle colouring. The back is very well cropped. Very pleasing and nice quality. The price of course reflects the damage.

Condition

The ends have fringing missing and the very narrow outer diagonal striped edge is fraying. There is a yellowish stain to one end, to the right of the fourth pine. The very side edges are also worn. There are some slight holes and darns.