{"product_id":"mid-victorian-scottish-show-quilt-paisley-wool-challis","title":"Mid-Victorian Scottish Show Quilt, Printed Paisley Wool Challis Face with Turkey Red Indienne Reverse, c. 1850–1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable survival of mid-Victorian Scottish domestic textile craft. This double-sided show quilt, or parlour bedcover, has a face panel made from an immaculate, hand-printed wool-challis shawl of the 1850s, paired with a striking French mid-19th-century Turkey red Indienne print backing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quilt reflects a classic mid-to-late Victorian tradition of upcycling a family's prized printed shawl into a decorative household showpiece. Having been carefully mended on its reverse and then placed into long-term storage, the fragile printed wool face has survived in an astonishing, largely untouched state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face is a high-quality printed wool shawl in a crisp, vibrant palette of reds, deep indigo blues, forest greens and cream. The layout echoes the classic configuration of woven Kashmiri shawls, with a small, stark cream central medallion surrounded by dense, elongated boteh (paisley) columns and cascading botanical borders; the registration of the multi-block printing is exceptionally sharp. The reverse is a monochrome Turkey red chintz print, showing an elegant winding arborescent trail of stylised tree peonies and ruffled carnations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wool face is in immaculate, pristine condition, notably free from the moth damage, shattering, thinning or dye bleeding that typically affects lightweight Victorian wools, with colours that remain deep and bright. The cotton reverse is in good, historically honest condition, with several neat period patches applied by a skilled needleworker using 19th-century scrap chintz to stabilise thinning spots; these domestic repairs add character and confirm its history as a treasured family heirloom. The hand-hemmed edges and quilting stitches remain structurally sound throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine printed wool shawls from this period are considerably scarcer in the antique market than their heavier, woven jacquard counterparts, and one preserved as a quilt in this condition is exceptionally rare. A fitting piece for a collector or as a display specimen for regional textile history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 179 x 193 cm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penelope Textiles Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495693754748,"sku":"ANT-Q-004","price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/2884\/2001\/files\/IMG_8793_27d5b4c6-fc90-410c-8735-41e27c4b49ba.jpg?v=1790266729","url":"https:\/\/www.penelopetextiles.com\/products\/mid-victorian-scottish-show-quilt-paisley-wool-challis","provider":"Penelope Textiles Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}