Antique Hand Painted Wallhanging with Butterflies and Flowers: C18th China for export to Europe. antique rug some minor dents

some minor dents

Sleeve length 19 inches (48 cm)

these fabric details were used in European homes—particularly in France—as matching bed pelmets (bandes de lit) or mantel decorations to add softness and color to stone or wood architectures

and the top and bottoms edges are unfinished and would benefit from being hemmed or turned

a working design for printed textiles with chinoiserie influences

Antique Hand Painted Wallhanging with Butterflies and Flowers: C18th China for export to Europe. antique rug some minor dentsItem Details. An original fine hand painted textile panel dating from the 18th century handmade in China for export to the fashionable aristocracy of Europe. Beautiful and nowadays, very rare, this good size hand painted panel has been worked on an intricate hand woven summer weight gauze and dates from the first half of the 18th century circa 1730s. Painted in China for the European market who used them to make dresses, we think this one may have