LARGE FRAMED EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILKWORK FRENCH MAP Misc. & Decorative Originally from Alsace

Originally from Alsace

Dimensions: 37cm h x 40cm w x 29cm d

It is in good antique condition commensurate with its age and use

Dimensions: 73cm h x 100cm w x 45cm d

typical of Murano

LARGE FRAMED EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILKWORK FRENCH MAP Misc. & Decorative Originally from AlsaceBeautiful French early 19th century embroidered detailed map of the France. This rare, large example is dated 1842 and was embroidered by Mademoiselle Chaussier. Inscribed in stitching 'Carte Itineraire Royaume de France, Chalons S S 1842. Leonide Courault 1842' [Itinerary Map of the Kingdom of France with the map makers name and date] In the late 18th and early 19th century, geography was considered a suitable subject for girls to display a