Antique French linen monogrammed embroidered trousseau bedlinen sheet HC

A beautiful antique French finely worked linen trousseau sheet with the initials HC in a large monogram.
The top edge of the sheet is bordered in hand worked in a fine, narrow drawn thread ladder border. The bottom hem is deep and hand sewn.

The sheet would have originally formed part of a young girls trousseau and was intended for her marriage bed. The fine linen fabric is soft and has a high thread count, it would have belonged to a lady of wealth. Probable date of this item is the Nineteenth Century.
The sheet will need some specialist laundry attention as it has signs of use and wear. There are a number of iron spots, especially in the centre of the sheet along the fold. A stain devil type treatment is usually very successful on this type of age mark. I have priced the sheet to reflect the condition.
Size of the sheet approx 230cm wide by 330cm long, or 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 yards, a lot of useable antique textile.

The breathable qualities of linen textiles makes them particularly suitable for use in extremes of temperature, since they are cool to use as a single layer of covering in summer heat, and warm in the winter months when layered with other bedlinen.


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