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Square Fichu/Kerchief
Late 18th c

Very good quality embroidery and pleasing design.


Cataloguing

A white muslin square embroidered with a repeat spray of flowers and leaves, with drawnwork fillings, surrounded by smaller flower sprigs, the border with an undulating drawnwork meander and embrodered spots.



3ft 3 in; 1 m sq.


Condition

Clean and fresh. On one side the very edge has gone 5 in; 13 cm long. Ask for photos. I can see seven pinhead sizes holes, a small darn and a little wear to one side 1 cm diameter.