1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase is an example of a

is an example of a beautiful little thing very much honored by its housing

It's the work of Russian artist Chaloi Leonty

from the photos and figurines on the mantle to the pictures hanging on the walls to the wallpaper trim around the ceiling to the room beyond the tasseled pulled back curtain

which I almost removed but decided to leave on as it is part of this board's pretty fantastic patina

1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase is an example of aFinding 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