1950s French sewing skill sample panel tableaux (small leaves, pair of 2)
1950s French sewing skill sample panel tableaux (small leaves, pair of 2)
1950s French sewing skill sample panel tableaux (small leaves, pair of 2)
[textiles, sewing ephemera]

1950s French sewing skill sample panel tableaux (small leaves, pair of 2)


France: Made by hand, 1953-1954.

A pair of leafy-themed tableaux selected from an odd assortment of 1950s French student sewing skills samples incorporated into (mostly) pictorial work. 12.5 x 9.5 inches, each. Cloth sample mounted inside a decorative manila wrap painted in watercolor, with cutaway shapes outlined in gold. Featuring functional pockets and finishing details, incredibly quirky. Sold as a pair. 

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