Antique Floral Red and Cream Indienne Chintz and Crotchet Pelmet: C19th France Early tent stitch border insect and floral motifs

insect and floral motifs

Skilfully and delicately  hand painted onto a cream ground in mauves with touches of magenta and orange

in pale blues with a lilac purple stripe

This results in a pattern of diagonal stripes

It is fully lined with a fine glazed cotton chintz

Antique Floral Red and Cream Indienne Chintz and Crotchet Pelmet: C19th France Early tent stitch border insect and floral motifsA highly decorative Pelmet with panels of hand blocked indienne chintz interspersed with hand crotchet with pretty wooden beaded elements and finished with macram borders and a hand knotted fringe with beaded embelishments. Handmade in the France in the 19th century. In very good condition for a domestic textile from this era this is a delightful piece that would suit most interior settings. There are a couple of dark marks or fixing as you would