Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, corals under a glass dome, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Curiosités Minérales jacquard damask folded back to show the same design woven on the reverse in the opposite colourway
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel draped over an oak edge, showing how the cloth hangs
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel folded, showing the weight and thickness of the cloth
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, corals under a glass dome, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Curiosités Minérales jacquard damask folded back to show the same design woven on the reverse in the opposite colourway
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel draped over an oak edge, showing how the cloth hangs
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel folded, showing the weight and thickness of the cloth
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, corals under a glass dome, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Curiosités Minérales jacquard damask folded back to show the same design woven on the reverse in the opposite colourway
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel draped over an oak edge, showing how the cloth hangs
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel folded, showing the weight and thickness of the cloth
Le Jacquard Français

Tea Towel, Curiosités Minérales

$34
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A cabinet of curiosities laid flat. Crystals and mineral specimens set under glass cloches, drawn the way a nineteenth century collector would have arranged them.

Le Jacquard Français weaves it at Gérardmer, in the Vosges, as a jacquard damask, so the specimens read on both faces of the cloth. Combed cotton in Charbon, a charcoal so dark it reads almost black, 24 by 31 inches, with an Irretrex finish that keeps it from shrinking in the wash.

For the friend with a rock on the windowsill. The one whose kitchen is darker than most. The third of a set with the Animales and the Florales.
Good forHost GiftHousewarmingChristmasJust Because
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Wrapped by hand

Every order leaves the West Village wrapped by hand. Mark it as a gift at checkout and we will add ribbon and a note for you.
Details
  • 24 x 31 in / 60 x 80 cm
  • 5 oz
  • 100% cotton
  • Jacquard damask, pattern woven on both faces in coloured warp and weft
  • Colourway Charbon
  • Irretrex anti-shrink treatment
  • Woven label at the corner for hanging
  • Woven in France by Le Jacquard Français, Gérardmer
  • Machine wash 60C max, do not bleach, do not tumble dry, iron 200C max
  • Sold singly
The maker

Le Jacquard Français

Gérardmer, Vosges, France · Since 1888

Le Jacquard Français has been weaving at Gérardmer, in the Vosges, since 1888. Fifty-four jacquard looms, eighty people on the floor, and a mill that still does every stage on site, from spooling the yarn through to the finishing.

What they make is damask, which means the pattern reads on both faces of the cloth, matte on one side and lit on the other. It is why a piece of theirs looks like something even folded over a rail. The yarn is combed long-fibre cotton or linen, and they develop more than forty colours a year, each tested against light.

France named them an Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant in 2010, the designation for companies holding a rare industrial craft. There are not many weavers left doing this at this scale in Europe.
Gift wrapping

Every order is wrapped by hand at the shop, at no charge. Add a message at checkout and we will write it out for you.
Shipping & returns

Ships from the shop in the West Village within one to two business days. Or collect at 555 Hudson: most pickup orders are ready within four hours and we hold them for seven days.

Fourteen days to change your mind. Gift recipients receive store credit.
Curiosités Minérales jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, corals under a glass dome, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Tea Towel, Curiosités Minérales
Charbon
Regular price
$34
Unit price
per

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