Rare Harlequin c 1820

or shoulder mantle, with ivory very fine herringbone weave shoulder mantle, the pashmina centre with 5 1/2in; 14 cm deep border containing a repeat slanting boteh motif, all in blue and green , red and with touches of saffron yellow, filled with leaves and surrounded by small botehs, the ends 17 1/2 in; 45 cm deep in six blocks of colour, crimson, ivory, black, pink, blue and yellow, each with a flower filled upright pine with gently curving tip, surrounded by smaller pines, the edges with narrow borders of repeat trailing flower motif, 10 ft; 3.5 m long x4ft 5 in;1.35m wide

The centre ground has quite a lot of moth holes, the largest near the centre is 1/2 in; 1.5 cm slit . Photos available of all the damage. End A has been nibbled in the very outer border 2 x 1/2 in. area. Another small area which could be easily conserved. Some of the fringing is missing. There are eight small holes to this end border, the worst about 3/4 in; 2 cm. The side borders seem fine. End B has one small hole.