Fichu Fragment 18th century hand block printed outlet 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 outlet as green dyes were difficult to achieve until a bit later! ~ 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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