Old Clam Shell Half - Rippled floral There is a beautiful gentleness

There is a beautiful gentleness to this study

The paper was so delicate that I knew it would not be able to last for long in the condition it was in so I have surface mounted it onto a card made from recycled paper to ensure it can travel through a decade or two at least

It has been screen printed by hand so the pressure of the pigment dye has pushed through the linen to the reverse to result in a wonderful faded rustic version of the front design

Blank on the reverse approx 120 years old

A beautiful vintage floral cotton fabric detailed with branches of lily style florals

Old Clam Shell Half - Rippled floral There is a beautiful gentlenessA beautiful old half clam shell, the kind of shell that can be decorative and practical as it is shaped to form a bowl dish. You therefore have the choice to stand to show the decorative side to style in a calm corner of your home or stand upside down to form a dish to hold such things as rock salt on your kitchen table.. This has lovely raised waves to the surface, and beautifully smooth on the inside. Measures 12. 5cm at widest longest point.