THE TOILE-DE ROUEN MID-19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF RED TOILE-DE-ROUEN WINDOW-PELMETS AND TWO PAIRS OF RED AND WHITE SILK-DAMASK CURTAINS
The toile-de Rouen mid-19th Century
Each pelmet with scalloped edge and pendant sides with Biblical scenes from the life of Joseph, with later tasseled fringing, the curtains with bouquets of roses, including four tie-backs, the pelmets constructed from fragments
4he pelmets: 59 in. (150 cm.) wide
The curtains: 100 in. x 76 in. (254 cm. x 193 cm.) (6)
The toile-de Rouen mid-19th Century
Each pelmet with scalloped edge and pendant sides with Biblical scenes from the life of Joseph, with later tasseled fringing, the curtains with bouquets of roses, including four tie-backs, the pelmets constructed from fragments
4he pelmets: 59 in. (150 cm.) wide
The curtains: 100 in. x 76 in. (254 cm. x 193 cm.) (6)
Literature
D. Berger, The Bedroom, New York, 1995, p. 51.
D. Hall, 'Diane the Huntress', The World of Interiors, October, 1992, p. 173.
D. Hall, 'Diane the Huntress', The World of Interiors, October, 1992, p. 173.