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Fine Hand Painted French Bolting Cloths

Title: Fine Hand Painted French Bolting Cloths
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Description: [48] pp. 64 hand-painted samples of bolting cloth, 28 small (approx. 5x4) and 36 large (approx. 8x8), mounted at corners with small labels, protected by sheets of tissue or other paper. 14¼x11¼, original purple cloth, cover title in gilt. 4 skeins of antique embroidery floss and a German floral postcard are laid in.A beautiful collection of embroidery designs on silk bolting cloth, a very fine transparent material used by millers for sifting flour. The delicate and intricate designs include birds, flowers, butterflies and a few pastoral scenes with ladies.
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