Prachttafeltuch parrot motif Mid 19th century, fine white hand-woven linen damask, the design in the form of a circumferential floral frieze with a suspended flower garland followed by a wide border with a large axially symmetrical motif of foliage and a floral bouquet in a repeat, the corners designed as a fruit bouquet, the central field with two large floral cartouches depicting two parrots in front of a group of palm trees and a flying bird of paradise, small embroidered monogram ES, in good condition for its age with two tiny stains, dimensions 340 x 200 cm.

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