Antique French Blue Vichy check curtain fabric 18th ~

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~*~Hello and thank you for looking~ ~*~Simply wonderful ~*~ This lovely piece is the top half of a Vichy Check , 18th century bed curtain . It dates from the mid to late 1700's. ~Vichy is an area of Paris that produced this gorgeous fabric , that became known as Vichy check ~ This textile was found in the loft of a large 17th century house in central France and is a wonderful textile find. Faded to perfection~ this panel has faded unevenly with time where it would have been exposed to sunlight. This textile has the original linen tape at the top and the panel has been gathered and pleated at the top. The bottom has been cut and is not hemmed. The fabric near the bottom has BEAUTIFULLY faded in a wonderful mottled pattern. The fabric is a light weight cotton. Indigo blue would have been used to dye the threads before weaving. This textile is made by hand stitching 2 panels of the wonderful Vichy together. A more narrow panel was hand stitched to the left to extend the width. ~ Ideal for any period interior, gorgeous for any textile collection. This 16A ) MEASUREMENTS : This wonderful textile measures 39 inches long ( 3.25 feet long ) on one side and 44 inches long on the other ( there was a small section removed from the bottom of one side. It is 54 inches wide at the bottom and the top , where gathered measures 14 inches wide. CONDITION : This textile is in as found, condition and has light storage dust. There is a 3.5 inch hole in the top left side of this piece and when held to the light, one can see a few tiny holes. The bottom has faded beautifully in wonderful mottled tones. A beautiful textile ~*~You will never have to pay any Customs or Duty charges on my textiles posted to an address within the United States, as I have already imported all of my European textiles and have paid any fees for you~*~ My shipping is always fast, so you can expect your purchase to arrive between 1-3 days after payment within the USA~*~ I always happily combine shipping charges to save my customers money on postage~~All of my textiles are wrapped in acid free tissue and posted in water tight wrapping at no extra charge to my customers*~* . ~ Please see my other Antique French fabric auctions by ~*~Please see my other items for more textile treasures~*~ ~*~For weekly updates, please add me to your favorites list !~*~ ~~*~Important information~*~ 100% Customer satisfaction is extremely important to me! If you are not satisfied with your purchase please contact me immediately~*~ I would always endeavor to solve any problems together with my customer. I am a very friendly ebayer and simply determined to bring beautiful textiles to the world! I strive for both a 100% positive rating and 5 STAR services ratings so please contact me immediately if you feel I did not meet your expectations in any way. I take a great deal of care and pride in describing each textile very accurately. I also use many photographs to show the textiles also as I feel it is very important to see the exact condition, colors, texture, size etc of each textile. If ever you feel that I have missed anything, please contact me immediately as it would have been an oversight, never an intentional omission!~*~ I always post quickly; every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I always combine shipping charges to save my customers money on postage. You will always get the most economical postage rates from Loodylady~*~ this is important to me! If there is a discrepancy of more than $1.00 between what you paid and the actual postage charge, please email as it would have only been a mistake on my part and you will be refunded immediately. ~*~ All of my textiles are wrapped in acid free tissue and sent in water tight wrapping, at no extra charge to my customers. I politely request that all items be paid for within 7 days. The individual condition will be described to the best of my ability however, often flaws are inherent in vintage and antique textiles. Please email me ... read more

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