Toiles De Jouy

French Printed Cottons, 1760-1830

Sarah Grant, Christine Smith

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V & A Publishing
23 September 2010

Textile artworks; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Fashion & textiles: design

Originally referring only to the famed fabrics of Jouy-en-Josas, 'toiles de Jouy' has today become the catch-all term for the delightful printed cottons preferred by the aristocratic elite in eighteenth and nineteenth-century France, made famous by the palaces of Marie-Antoinette and Empress Josephine. Sarah Grant introduces the design, dyeing, and printing processes that created these textiles, and their role in interior decoration and clothing, both then and now. Sumptuous new photography of the V&A's extensive toiles collection illustrates the cottons' diversity - floral, literary, antique, allegorical, bucolic and 'exotic', among others - offering inspiration to everyone with an interest in textiles and interiors.

By: Sarah Grant
By (photographer): Christine Smith
Imprint: V & A Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 298mm, Width: 254mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 1.225kg
ISBN: 9781851776177
ISBN 10: 1851776176
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 23 September 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Grant is an Assistant Curator of Prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and was formerly an Assistant Curator in the Museum's Textiles and Dress section.