Rare Antique 1700s French Wall 7 Pocket Weekly Calendar, Silk Embroidery, Hand Sewn, 13.75" Tall jardiniere The bands of red against

The bands of red against navy/black are bold

the antique frame (I've only seen them in museums) or the handsome Frenchman's tiny painting in the pendant-like mount

The silversmith mark is most likely for Marie Jousset

"Paris" marked blades and in the original layered storage and/or presentation box or chest

Rare Antique 1700s French Wall 7 Pocket Weekly Calendar, Silk Embroidery, Hand Sewn, 13.75" Tall jardiniere The bands of red againstFascinating little elegance dating to the mid 1700s, entirely hand sewn, embroidered, silk on silk and linen, it's a little wall hanging weekly organizer, calling card calendar. Each flap has the day of the week (in French, of course), and it meant to hold little notes of schedules, callers, important events. In French paintings of the era (Louis XV to XVI Marie Antoinette) showing a woman at her boudoir, dressing table, you'll see these hung beside