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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 2944150, member: 649"]Serious potential buyers will want to see as much of the design as possible, and also if the design runs off the cut edges. The most coveted ones do <i>not</i> have the design run off the cut edges. From the photos posted, it looks like a rather common chrysanthemum design, and the size listed is not one of the more desirable larger banquet cloths. But it’s very nice that it is unused and retains the original label.</p><p>Is there any age discoloration?</p><p>I presume there are no mill marks in the corners?</p><p>Mill mark examples:</p><p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v2GDULBDdgU/USPAz4JRYQI/AAAAAAAAFh4/QqgeX5Ey4Nw/s1600/LDguideMarks.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://linendiva.blogspot.com/p/antique-linen-damask-thread-count.html?m=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://linendiva.blogspot.com/p/antique-linen-damask-thread-count.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://linendiva.blogspot.com/p/antique-linen-damask-thread-count.html?m=1</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 2944150, member: 649"]Serious potential buyers will want to see as much of the design as possible, and also if the design runs off the cut edges. The most coveted ones do [I]not[/I] have the design run off the cut edges. From the photos posted, it looks like a rather common chrysanthemum design, and the size listed is not one of the more desirable larger banquet cloths. But it’s very nice that it is unused and retains the original label. Is there any age discoloration? I presume there are no mill marks in the corners? Mill mark examples: [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v2GDULBDdgU/USPAz4JRYQI/AAAAAAAAFh4/QqgeX5Ey4Nw/s1600/LDguideMarks.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://linendiva.blogspot.com/p/antique-linen-damask-thread-count.html?m=1[/URL][/QUOTE]
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