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Embroidered Foldover Fichu
Late 18th c

A charming understated fichu to be worn folded into a triangle.


Cataloguing

The fine cotton with delicate embroidered wool borders with snuff coloured scallops containing a camel coloured meandering leafy branch, and groups of four pink dots.



35 in; 90 cm square


Condition

One small hole to the edge. Five very small old darns. A little of the embroidery has come away here and there and there is very light markings to centre ground, but hardly noticeable.