Versailles jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, an indigo toile garden scene, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Versailles jacquard damask folded back to show the same garden scene woven on the reverse in the opposite colourway
Versailles jacquard tea towel draped over an oak edge, showing how the cloth hangs
Versailles jacquard tea towel folded, showing the weight and thickness of the cloth
Versailles jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, an indigo toile garden scene, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Versailles jacquard damask folded back to show the same garden scene woven on the reverse in the opposite colourway
Versailles jacquard tea towel draped over an oak edge, showing how the cloth hangs
Versailles jacquard tea towel folded, showing the weight and thickness of the cloth
Versailles jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, an indigo toile garden scene, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Versailles jacquard damask folded back to show the same garden scene woven on the reverse in the opposite colourway
Versailles jacquard tea towel draped over an oak edge, showing how the cloth hangs
Versailles jacquard tea towel folded, showing the weight and thickness of the cloth
Le Jacquard Français

Tea Towel, Versailles

$44
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per

A walk through the gardens at Versailles, drawn as a woven scene. Officially licensed by the Ville de Versailles, which is not a thing most kitchen linen can say.

Le Jacquard Français weaves it at Gérardmer in the Vosges as a jacquard damask, so the garden reads on both faces of the cloth. Combed long-fibre cotton, 24 by 31 inches, in the Promenade colourway, a deep blue.

For the francophile. The friend who has been and talks about it. The host gift that outclasses a bottle.
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 Promenade, the garden scene
  • Officially licensed by the Ville de Versailles
  • Simple hems, 1 cm
  • Woven label at the corner for hanging
  • Woven in France by Le Jacquard Français, Gérardmer
  • 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.
Versailles jacquard tea towel by Le Jacquard Français, an indigo toile garden scene, on the MA VIE cotton backdrop
Tea Towel, Versailles
Promenade
Regular price
$44
Unit price
per

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