Found in Avignon France this is a wonderful red toile valance.  It is 50 inches long and 19 inches deep which makes me think it was probably part of a bed hanging.  The story in this toile is "The Death of Socrates".  The red is what I would call a raspberry red.  It is in quite good condition.  The edges are finished.  The backing is a coarsely woven homespun linen and it is lightly quilted.