Bed sheet - 290 cm - 80 cm - Fake bed

Faux antique double bed sheet (prop for a trousseau), an authentic masterpiece of Italian textile craftsmanship dating to the Liberty period (pre-1914). The piece stands out for its exceptional craftsmanship and museum-grade condition, ideal both for purist collectors and as a luxurious accent furnishing element (monumental runner, bedhead, or drapery).Main Features & Needlework Techniques:Fabric & Authenticity: Made in heavy, ancient pure flax linen. The half-toned weave clearly highlights the characteristic flame-like irregularities and small nodules of the thread, irrefutable evidence of artisanal spinning and the subsequent beating on early-20th-century manual looms.Central Monogram: At the top dominates a majestic, sinuous floral monogram with intertwined initials “T” and “S” in an elegant period cursive script, masterfully executed in raised satin stitch.Cutwork Detailing: The letters and the rich botanical trailing elements (characterized by umbrella-like inflorescences and symmetrical foliate motifs) are finished with very fine cutwork stitches, whose perforations remain impeccably clean and stable thanks to perfectly shaped thread-linking barbs by needle.Dual Tucked Edging and Valencienne Lace: The decorative base is delineated by a double row of horizontal smocking worked by counting threads: an inner band in linear petit-point (with little columns) and a rich outer band in ogee-point with a clamshell/gigliuccio motif. The edge is finally finished with a delicate, contemporaneous Valencienne-inspired lace applied by hand.Conservation State:Excellent / From a Collection. The piece is structurally intact in all parts. The linen retains a bright, uniform whiteness: it shows no yellowing halos from oxidation, no damp/box stains, no tears or repairs in either the main fabric or the delicate cutwork or the lace hem. Cleaned, sanitized, and ready to use.