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Welcome to the Textile Trunk! Please follow us on Instagram @textiletrunk This is a lovely antique purple toile valance! I can't find documentation of this antique French toile, but my years of experience tell me it's most likely either a toile de Normandy or a toile de Nantes. It's 100% hand stitched & hand quilted ~ This textile would have been part of a large bedding set. Lovely, finely drawn pattern! This textile is a long quilted valance with a linen homespun backing! The color is a gorgeous purple tone; it would have been achieved by using an iron mordant & then a madder bath. There are charming scenes incorporated into this toile. Excellent for display, for deconstructing for various sewing projects, for collectors, or would be wonderful design inspiration! MEASUREMENTS: This lovely textile measures approximately 70 inches wide by approximately 17 inches at the deepest point of the scallop CONDITION: This piece has been left in as found, not freshly laundered condition for collectors but can be hand washed & hung to dry. There are many small threadbare placed & a small hole in this piece; the cotton batting is visible in places. There are some loose threads along the edge seams & a few tiny marks on both the front & back. The signs of time & use present on this textile add to its charm! These imperfections are perfect for some projects, & not right for others! This textile is not perfect, but it's perfect for someone with creative hands who doesn't mind working around the flaws inherent in antique textiles! inv #: toile 516K 7/29/21 Antique Purple Toile Valance French Fabric Scalloped Edge 1800S De Normandy Nantes Quilted Farmhouse Interior The Textile Trunk
