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B319 - SOLD

This is a piece of rare antique French mattress ticking dating from the 1800's. It is of the highest quality and is in a fabulous striped colour combination.

The ticking would have originally been used to make a mattress cover which would have been stuffed with feathers to make the mattress. This piece has still got a soft down of feathers on the reverse side.

The textile is a tight weave of predominantly cotton but I think there must be an elemant of silk as it is very tactile and has a slight sheen. The tight weave is very strong and the ticking would be perfect for upholstery projects.

It is the sublime colour combination of this old and rare piece of period textile that sets it apart from others. The colours, although vibrant have a subtlety that only comes with age. The base colour is a fabulous shade of red. The stripes are a positive rainbow and from edge to middle are navy, turquoise, olive green, sage green, red, terracotta, brick, ochre, red, navy, pale pink, cerise, dark pink and terracotta.

There are one or two tiny areas of wear and there are some marks as one would expect. These are water marks and should come out with a launder.

There is plenty of textile for projects, this piece measures 190 cm (6 ft 3 inches) long x 135 cm (4 ft 5 inches) wide.

A fabulous piece of period French textile to add a little château chic grandeur to any home.

Another fabulous antique French find from La Belle Étoffe!

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