Hand Painted Rococo Silk Dress Panel: C18th China for export 19th century portrait From the 1930s a delightful

From the 1930s a delightful painterly printed chinoiserie textile panel of chintz with exotic birds and blossoming branches

It is presented in a simple hand painted unglazed frame

It has been backed with a gorgeous block printed cotton which is almost as lovely as the front

The gilt metal threads are a little discoloured with age and have a lovely antique patina as you would expect in an item of this antiquity

This is all original to the piece

Hand Painted Rococo Silk Dress Panel: C18th China for export 19th century portrait From the 1930s a delightfulItem Details. A beautiful and rare hand painted panel of off white silk satin dating from the first half of the 18th century circa 1730s. Painted in China for the European market this would have once been a panel from a dress with panniers, a Robe la Franais. The fabric of this type is typically patterned with images from nature and include floral designs and garlands of leaves, I have only had one or two of this type of dress silk before, they are