Petticoat or skirt 18th or early 19th century clothing Antique French silk wool
$ 135.17
Description
Petticoat or skirt 18th or early 19th century clothing Antique French silk wool. ~ This textile would have been worn under a skirt with the wonderful stripes just peeking out. The striped fabric is made using a wool, silk and cotton mix I believe! The lining is a wonderful, lightly glazed cotton. ~*~Hello and thank you for looking~*~ A wonderful antique French petticoat , dating from the late 1700's or very early 1800's ~ this fabulous textile comes from Chateau Ars ( please see note below) so has a wonderful noble provenance!~ This textile would have been worn under a skirt with the wonderful stripes just peeking out. The striped fabric is made using a wool , silk and cotton mix I believe! The lining is a wonderful, lightly glazed cotton. 100% hand stitched. A rare and wonderful find!! ~*~ ( skirt 109) MEASUREMENTS : This lovely textile measures : 42 inches long at the longest point and the waist is 21 inches around, ( the tie could be loosely tied extending the waist) CONDITION : This textile is in as found, not freshly laundered condition with light storage dust. There are some vertical splits in the striped fabric ~ There are some small spots of damage on the striped fabric, wear around the bottom edge in particular. There are some small age spots dotted around. There are a few small holes in the lining. Generally in wonderful condition, however not without the signs of time and use often inherent in these wonderful textiles. ~*~Notes: Château d'Ars is currently in the town of Ars in Charente near Cognac, dates from the seventeenth century.The Lordship of Ars, dowry of Jeanne d'Ars, Ars lady and Balanzac, who married in 1340 with William Bremond, 3rd name, remained in the family Bremond d'Ars until the late nineteenth century. In this alliance, the land of Ars remained in the possession of the house of Bremond who at the same time, retained the name. When the slingers ordered by the Prince of Condé besieged Cognac in 1651, Jean-Louis Bremond d'Ars (1606-1652) still filled the old feudal duty imposed by his ancestors defending a Cognac and doors of the castle of Ars. He received the title of Marshal of the camps and the king's armies. he married the castle Mad Love Mary Guillememette of Verdelin lady Mad Love (1606 to 1687). While Jean-Louis Bremond d'Ars Cognac defended besieged by the slingers, his wife Guillemette locked in the castle was defending. It's also who dug a canal to drain the swamp of Ars. The castle still has a very nice old frame in the style of medieval structures. Basements, kitchens and other parts of sub-so are vaulted stone. The terrace is surrounded by ancient moat. The parapets are underlined by a large bead as the parapets of the ramparts of Brouage. Not far from the castle, the agricultural use buildings include an old winery, wine and cognac, with a beautiful long stone arch, arched. . ~ Please see my other Antique French fabric auctions by clicking View Sellers Other Items~*~
