Antique Indienne Pelmet with Extraordinary Exotic Birds and Serpents : French C19th silk brocade it has an overall patina

it has an overall patina of age as you would expect in a textile of this age

this rare 16th century Elizabethan silk embroidery

Hand woven in silk and a very fine wool this shawl dates from the mid to late 19th century and is a very generous size in order to accommodate the full hooped crinoline skirts that were fashionable at this time

320cm long x 140cm wide

metal ceiling and bulb fitting

Antique Indienne Pelmet with Extraordinary Exotic Birds and Serpents : French C19th silk brocade it has an overall patinaA lovely French window Pelmet dating from the first half of the 19th century. Made from a French toile in the Indienne style and covered with exotic birds and serpents with Paisley motifs all in the style Indienne which was inspired by the craze throughout the 17th and 18th centuries for the beautiful hand painted and wood blocked fabrics imported from India and the Far East. Printed in madder reds, sky blue, pink and taupes, the pelmet has its