Curtains (France), 1850–99 (CH 18472971)

Curtain panels of black net with ochre cotton appliqué forming flowers and leaves outlined in chain stitch with tan and light brown silk or covered in chain stitch with white, pale and bright pink, yellow, tan or pale green silks. In center is a large basket with overflowing flowers and leaves suspended on two long ribbons from the top of the curtain. Sides and bottom are scalloped. Some of the centers of the blossoms have been cut out and filled with six threads knotted in the center to form spokes.