Antique Hand Painted Wallhanging with Butterflies and Flowers: C18th China for export to Europe. antique rug Our frames are unglazed so

Our frames are unglazed so that viewing the textile is uninterrupted

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

The shading and attention to detail on the foliage and flowers is very fine and has been worked by a skilled and artistic hand

Antique Hand Painted Wallhanging with Butterflies and Flowers: C18th China for export to Europe. antique rug Our frames are unglazed soItem 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