Rare, unusual and interesting antique costumes and textiles; for museums and collectors looking for that extra special piece, for new and established collectors and for those with a modest budget who want to adorn their person or home.

SOLD

Lyon or Spitalfields
c 1820

Unusual and fabulous colours.


Cataloguing

stole, the rich blue central silk field with deep end borders woven in wool with seven upright pines having minute red, blue and green foliage,edged with deep borders of red foliage culminating in the curving tip and with green foliage and interlacing at their base, the guard stripes with red flower and blue and green foliage meanders, the inner row of slanting pines similarly worked, 8ft 10 x 4ft 2 in w or 2.7 x 1.3 m w


Condition

The stole looks very fresh and attractive. The blue centre has four very feint areas which are a little dark, but very difficult to detect. The end borders are very good. The fringe is missing from each of the two side borders. The side borders are damaged in parts and frail. It would be good to support these.