Furnishing Fabric
1835-1849 (made)
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The scrollwork motifs which had been fashionable in the 1740s in architecture and interior design, and to a lesser extent in textiles, re-appeared in the repertoire of French textile designers in the 1840s and are accurately copied in this example. The almost three-dimensional realism of the brocaded flowers was possible because of the emphasis given to drawing during the training of textile designers in France. From 1850 onwards some designers commissioned photographs of blossoms and floral arrangements, which they could then consult regardless of the season.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of brocaded silk, Lyon, 1835-1849 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of brocaded silk. Woven with a cream satin ground with a patterned of brocaded bunches of flowers in blues, pinks, mauves and greens arranged within a decorative framework of scrolls in yellow and brown silk. The scale of the design is large and the pattern is bound in 3/1 twill. The selvedges are woven with one blue and one cream satin stripe and a narrow outer stripe in tabby. The repeat of the design takes up the full width of the fabric. |
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| Gallery label | Label text from Europe and America 1800-1900, gallery 101 pre 2016:
Silk
1835-50
The Rococo style of 1730-60 was first revived in the 1830s. It soon became the most commercially successful historic revival style. Collectors started the fashion by seeking out genuine Rococo pieces, but manufacturers were quick to recognise a market for newly made items. The C-scrolls and flowers that were a hallmark of Rococo were well suited to silks.
France, Lyons
Brocaded silk
Museum no. T.139-1962
Given by Miss M.H. Tattersall |
| Credit line | Given by Miss M. H. Tattersall |
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| Summary | The scrollwork motifs which had been fashionable in the 1740s in architecture and interior design, and to a lesser extent in textiles, re-appeared in the repertoire of French textile designers in the 1840s and are accurately copied in this example. The almost three-dimensional realism of the brocaded flowers was possible because of the emphasis given to drawing during the training of textile designers in France. From 1850 onwards some designers commissioned photographs of blossoms and floral arrangements, which they could then consult regardless of the season. |
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| Accession number | T.139-1962 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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