1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample bowl signed Q then was cut (pretty irregularly)

then was cut (pretty irregularly) into blocks as a gift for “David

Perhaps meant to represent--or at least allude to--Felix the Cat

Paper size approx 11 3/8" x 8 3/4"

setting off the red

It takes a very close view to fully appreciate some of the details on this one

1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample bowl signed Q then was cut (pretty irregularly)Finding 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