It's so unusual to find some really long period curtains in good condition. These are really wonderful and highly useable. The backing cotton is also lovely. These are highly glazed indicating they has never been cleaned or washed. Cotton was calendered or glazed for furnishing textiles. The fabric is passed between calender rollers at high temperatures and pressures to create the glaze, which repels dust. Popular for blinds and curtains.
With large red and pink shaded peonies and other species clustering amongst green/blue large leaves and pale mauve flowerheads, all on a pale pink ground, lined with a glazed cotton pale green on cream minute C scroll, the tops gathered and with large brass original hooks, hand sewn with linen thread.
10ft 4 in x 47 in; 3.15 x 1.2 m.
3ft; 92 cm design repeat. The width with two veritcal repeats,
Very good.
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