Farm tablecloth 19th in hemp canvas, reserve of trousseau L270cm

Exceptional piece of 19th century trousseau in artisanal hemp canvas woven by hand in one piece, with the roughness, changes of thread - spun by hand too, with its succession of thicknesses, nuances, and also tightening of the work, because they were several on the farm, all women, to succeed each other in the loom to weave between the daily life of the kitchen, the care of the animals and the work of the fields where hemp was harvested, the stems of which were long prepared, soaked and trodden again and again, to make this sublime material that we will not find. Exceptional the width of the loom - 185cm, the rough and flexible roughness of this guard piece just dusted. Finished with simple mechanical hems, it is embroidered at the head of 2 initials in red 5 cm from the edge. Tc. Splendid old-new linen, vegetal and very simple. Length 268cm. Width 185cm. Rare.

Ref. : SYU1E1Z9