{"product_id":"vintage-french-metis-linen-torchons-red-stripe-pair","title":"The Red Stripe Torchons, Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of heavy French kitchen torchons in creamy metis cloth — linen and cotton woven together — with a band of woven red stripes down each long side. Unusually, each one has a cotton hanging loop at \u003cem\u003eboth\u003c\/em\u003e ends, so they can hang from either edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo matching cloths of this weight are harder to come by than one. Metis was the workhorse cloth of the French kitchen, woven to be washed a thousand times, and it softens without ever going thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e unmarked\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e mid-20th century, c. 1930–1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e metis linen (linen and cotton), machine-hemmed, cotton tape loops\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e good, honestly used — soft and well washed. One of the two carries a few faint pale patches toward one end. All hems and loops intact on both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements (each):\u003c\/strong\u003e 75 × 58 cm \/ 29.5 × 22.8 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold as a pair of two.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood on the rail, over the back of a chair, or folded away in a linen cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping to the United States:\u003c\/strong\u003e the price you see includes all import duties and tariffs. Your piece travels DDP — Delivered Duty Paid — so there is nothing further to pay when it arrives, and no customs paperwork for you to deal with. Shipping is calculated separately at checkout. \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eMore on shipping \u0026amp; customs →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage by Henrietta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53732851876168,"sku":"LN1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/5097\/9144\/files\/LN1_1_2c88f9e5-af1a-40cd-9b0c-a3b926338bc3.jpg?v=1786616233","url":"https:\/\/vintagebyhenrietta.com\/products\/vintage-french-metis-linen-torchons-red-stripe-pair","provider":"Vintage  by Henrietta","version":"1.0","type":"link"}