Palmette-shaped bouquets alternate with flower rosettes, framed by scrolls of flowers and leaves, tone on tone. Translated from a silk brocade of about 1900–1930 in the Rijksmuseum, its pattern drawn from French silks of the early 18th century. Available as wallpaper and fabric by the yard.
A lighter blackcurrant pattern on a deep blackcurrant ground, tone on tone. From a distance the cloth reads first as colour; the bouquets and scrolls come forward as you approach.
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Source: Length of silk brocade, woven in white and brown.
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Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, BK-1998-17.
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Origin: Europe.
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Date: About 1900–1930, after French silks of the early 18th century.
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Repeat: 24 in × 19.3 in. Straight match.
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Motif scale: Each bouquet with its flanking scrolls measures about 12 in wide by 9.6 in high.
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Layout: Bouquets sit in two columns 12 in apart, one column stepped about 5 in from the other. Adjacent lengths hang level.
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Values: Two flat printed colours, a ground and a lighter motif, recoloured tone on tone from the white and brown of the original. No gradients or shading.
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Edge: Hard and defined. The woven original is reduced to flat colour.
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
