Fichu Fragment 18th century deals hand block printed shawl fabric material Country design inspiration The Textile Trunk

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Ideal for design inspiration ~ This is a fragment of an antique, 18th century fichu! It was quite an odd find, I found many half or even quarter pieces of the same design! I wish they could speak !! You can see the back, the original green had to be created using both blue and yellow as green dyes were difficult to achieve until a bit later! ~ deals This textile is a wonderful fragment of 18th century or very early 1800's French Fichu / neckerchief / shawl fragment, hand block printed SO BEAUTIFUL ~*~ ~ some of the most fabulous use of colors and pattern!! This design was a classic shawl design . The ground fabric is a light weight cotton. There is a hand stitched hem . 100% hand block printed , over dyed and resist printed. A RARE beauty. ( please see my other pieces for same! )

MEASUREMENTS : This textile measures approximately 38 inches by 13 inches


CONDITION : This piece is in as found, not freshly laundered condition ~ ~Not perfect by perfectly wonderful ~ There is a 2 inch tear on the right side near the bottom and there are some small age marks! ~

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