From 1800 to 1840, Alsacian calico printing was primarily geared to producing what were called "mouchoirs châles" square or rectangular cloths which could be worn as neckerchiefs, kerchiefs or shawls mostly decorated with floral patterns. Throghout the 19th century, the taste for floraland foliage-based designs remained strong. Although realistically rendered, 19th century flowers were always taken out of their natural context. Patterns could be mixed and matched to follow the trends of the day. The designs also had to take into account the way in which fashion didacted they were worn : shawls and neckerchiefs were usually folded along the diagonal. This fold was emphasised by the small bouquets in two of the corners of the shawl. amarine is the re-issue of one of the many Alsatian floral print shawls. It was block printed on cotton in 1830.

100% cotton, 105x105cm, 43 € - Order