A 19th cen/18 century French toile du jouy in the "Grisaille" style after a drawing by JB Huet (1745-1811), I love the way this fabric has aged through time. Originally a natural neutral colored background which has darked over time and really brings out the motifs. Perfect for old world projects, framing, scraping, pillows etc. 
 
Natural background color with brown motifs of musical instuments, country scenes, birds etc. 
 
I believe the fabric was onced used as a wall covering based on old glue marks and upholstery nail holes at the edges.  We have several pieces of the same fabric listed each with it's own characteristics. Look closely at the photos and you will decover some remarkable seams that match up the designs perfectly. All done by hand. 
 
Photos are a good representation of actual color and condition.
 
Measurements
 
Actually 2 pieces of the same fabric sewn together. A seam runs from top to bottom 18 cm in from the left hand side.  
 
The entire piece measures 
 
57 cm from top to bottom 
 
The width is
 
1 meters 22 cm 
 
This would make a beautiful long pillow. 
 
Condition
 
Left in it's beautiufully aged "as found" condition.  Not laundered. 
 
The majority of the fabric (center area) has darkened evenly with age. The sides were less exposed and lighter in color. The lighter sides and top area measure 11 to 17 cm wide. You will see glue residue along the edges of the darker area. There is a split in the fabric at the bottom towards the bottom right hand corner. A couple of tiny pinholes in darker area with some very small holes in a couple of places of the lighter border areas. Basically most of the fabric very useable and lots of possibilites due to the difference in shades of colors and well placed motifs. 
 
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