1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase deep red and rose colored

deep red and rose colored details

The color of the wood is closest to that in the first photo--a soft dark brown

Also perfect for stashing foreign currency in

I purchased them from a seller more knowledgeable than I

It's the work of Russian artist Chaloi Leonty

1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase deep red and rose coloredFinding this one made me really happy, including because I once had fantasies of becoming a weaver and also fantasies of becoming French! Dated 1932 33 at lower right, it's a weaving sample done by a student at the weaving school that was part of the Societe Industrielle de Saint Quentin (in Aisne, in northern France), a city known for its weaving. At lower center is the weaving draft (pattern), with the sample of the half quilted diamond pique