Joséphine en ses meubles textiles
Abstrak
While Josephine’s (1763–1814) passion for the decorative arts, fashion and furnishings is well documented, her taste for furnishing fabrics is less so. It is therefore interesting to analyze the textiles chosen for Malmaison, a private residence on the outskirts of the imperial residences: falling outside the scope of orders from the Garde-Meuble Impérial, the textile deliveries reveal more about the personal taste of the mistress of the house, Josephine. Throughout the successive furnishings, woollen sheets and cassimere – references to antique and military sobriety – predominate. The silks and silk velvets, which were less numerous but took pride of place, were reminiscent of the pomp and etiquette displayed by the imperial couple in Crown residences. While cotton and its combinations (coutil, toile, basin, nankin and percale) evoke a hierarchical simplicity throughout the château, muslin, so much appreciated by Josephine, can be seen as a reminder not only of the Antilles but also of femininity.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
Élisabeth Caude
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2025
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.4000/137zc
- Akses
- Open Access ✓