Vertical sprays of small leaves fill the ground, threaded with chains of berries. Translated from a wallpaper designed by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann and printed in Paris in 1918, now in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Available as wallpaper and fabric by the yard.
Indigo leaves on a pale linen ground, with pomegranate red berries. The leaves cover close to half the surface, so the cloth reads as dark blue foliage on a pale ground, with small points of red running through it. Up close, a highlight along each leaf edge and a soft halo around the berries give the print its depth.
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Source: Wallpaper designed by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879–1933) and made by Desfossé & Karth, Paris, cylinder-printed in two colours on a brushed white ground. Photographed at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
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Collection: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2002.78.1.
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Origin: Paris, France.
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Date: 1918.
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Repeat: 24 in × 26.9 in. Straight match.
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Motif scale: Leaves are about 1 in long and berries about 0.4 in across. The largest berry cluster is 6.5 in wide.
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Layout: Vertical sprays of leaves fill the repeat. Berry chains run in two columns 12 in apart, the clusters in one column stepped from those in the next. Adjacent lengths hang level.
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Values: Flat colours for leaf, ground and berry, with a lighter centre in each berry, plus printed tone: a lighter tint on some leaves, a highlight along leaf edges, a shadow beside the leaves and a soft halo around the berries.
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Edge: Clean. Leaves meet the ground at hard edges; the highlights and the berry halo are soft.
The Fabric
Decor Chenille
A short, dense pile with a velvet-like surface on a firm woven ground. Fine striations catch the light as it moves across the room, deepening the colour. Substantial weight keeps a clean line on upholstery and gives tailored drapery a decisive fall.
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Composition: 100% polyester
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Width: 56 in printable (57 in full)
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Weight: 400 gsm
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For: Upholstery, cushions, headboards, heavy drapery
Cotton Linen
A fine, even linen-cotton weave. Colour prints cleanly while the woven surface remains visible, keeping solid grounds from going flat without softening fine linework. Light in the hand, it falls in narrow, supple folds and filters light rather than blocking it.
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Composition: 55% linen, 45% cotton
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Width: 54 in printable
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Weight: 250 gsm
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For: Upholstery, curtains, table linens, pillows
