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New Year Greetings from Julia Brennan and Caring For Textiles

January 12, 2015 By Julia 4 Comments

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Toile de Jouy fragment, French, circa 1790, made for the American market, part of a larger cloth commemorating George Washington. “Toile de jouy” old French meaning ‘cotton cloth to print decorative scenic designs’. Derived from Indian hand painted prints introduced to Europe by Portuguese and Dutch in 15th c. “Cherub” from Aramaic “ke-rabya” child-like; winged angelic being, whose gift is knowledge.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 15th Century, 1790, Cherub, Dutch, French cloth, George Washington, Indian handpainted, Portuguese, preservation, restoration, Toile de Jouy

Comments

  1. Deborah says

    January 13, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    How fascinating, and how completely multi-cultural – early American (British), French, Dutch, Portuguese and Arabic/Semitic. Perhaps our current president could take a lesson from this cloth fragment, and stand with his fellow world leaders the next time there is a terrorist attack which treatens free speech.

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  2. Q. says

    January 14, 2015 at 2:10 pm

    Gee, can I assume that your own commitment to opposing terrorism means that *you* went to Paris to march with your fellow world citizens?

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  3. barbara reese says

    January 14, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    julia,

    it was so wonderful reconnecting with you this Fall. The work you did on my Mongolian piece makes it one of the most precious pieces of textile I own. I hope you come see it on my wall in the living room.

    I wish you and yours all the best for a great 2015. Please be in touch.

    Best, Barbara Reese

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  4. Moira says

    January 14, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    Toile de jouy = Toile de joie?
    All wishes for joy & peace in 2015

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