Hand Painted Rococo Silk Dress Panel: C18th China for export antique toile de jouy Across chest: 41cm

Across chest: 41cm

Measurements: 197cm L    X      76cm W

and rubs to the surface of the embroidery and some marks to the ground cloth which a specialist may be able to remove

made for a church it was probably used as a runner for an alter

We feel that it would benefit from a more sympathetic antique frame

Hand Painted Rococo Silk Dress Panel: C18th China for export antique toile de jouy Across chest: 41cmItem Details. A beautiful and rare hand painted panel of off white silk satin dating from the first half of the 18th century circa 1730s. Painted in China for the European market this would have once been a panel from a dress with panniers, a Robe la Franais. The fabric of this type is typically patterned with images from nature and include floral designs and garlands of leaves, I have only had one or two of this type of dress silk before, they are