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Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain
Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain

Traditional Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Linen Bed Valance: Late C18th/19th Salamanca, Spain

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A rare and fine traditional bed valance dating from the late 18th - early 19th century, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca, Spain. Made from a fine hand loomed linen with linen lace inserts, silk embroidered motifs and gathered pink silk ribbon decoration.

The women of Salamanca have produced embroidered cloths with elaborate motifs, drawn thread work and lace trimmings for many hundreds of years. It is one of the few types of popular embroideries which has a character all of its own. 

The decorative elements, their arrangement, the techniques and the materials they use all prove this uniqueness. According to María Ángeles Mena, the most outstanding characteristics are the following:

Attention to detail and perfectionism in the stitches used and their combination.
Colours based on bold tones.
Utilisation of plain and two-tone colouring.
Division into squares of the whole surface that is going to be embroidered; the decoration is arranged in an invariable order in the older embroideries.

This bed valance has all of these characteristics and is a perfect and rare example of this unique type of textile.

Measurements:

196 x 76cm

Condition:
Good antique condition with some historic repairs to areas of lace, commensurate with age.

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