Moutet Tour Eiffel 1889 Tea Towel
It is with great pleasure, that we celebrate an historic collaboration between the Moutet weavers in southwest France and the renowned French image house, Imagerie d'Epinal.
Founded in 1796, Imagerie d'Epinal is part of France's rich cultural heritage. In its 220 years of existence, it has built up an incredible collection of tens of thousands of images. Located in northeast France in the small town of Epinal, the house's massive archive includes everything from religious to military images, history, geography, natural stories, educational materials (alphabet charts, illustrated encyclopedias), tales, fables, historic events, art (songs, theatre sets) and games. From the 18th to the 20th century, the Imagerie d'Epinal played a major role in the spread of popular knowledge, with the images from their collection being distributed throughout Europe in various forms.
Using a wonderfully detailed image from the vast Imagerie d'Epinal archives, Moutet has created this striking tea towel with an antique illustration of Gustave Eiffel's Tower. With the original illustration dating from the Eiffel Tower's unveiling at the 1889 Paris World's Fair, the towel shows the remarkable beauty and majesty of what has become one of the world's most beloved monuments.
Woven in a shade that is best described as Paris Gray, the towel has blue and red border stripes borrowing geometric shapes found within the Eiffel Tower. This wonderful towel is sure to bring its rich, historic presence to your kitchen and be an inspiration of lasting beauty.
100% cotton. Â Machine wash cool with like colors. Tumble dry low or for best results allow towel to air dry. These densely woven jacquard towels will become even more absorbent with each wash. 27" x 20".
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It is with great pleasure, that we celebrate an historic collaboration between the Moutet weavers in southwest France and the renowned French image house, Imagerie d'Epinal.
Founded in 1796, Imagerie d'Epinal is part of France's rich cultural heritage. In its 220 years of existence, it has built up an incredible collection of tens of thousands of images. Located in northeast France in the small town of Epinal, the house's massive archive includes everything from religious to military images, history, geography, natural stories, educational materials (alphabet charts, illustrated encyclopedias), tales, fables, historic events, art (songs, theatre sets) and games. From the 18th to the 20th century, the Imagerie d'Epinal played a major role in the spread of popular knowledge, with the images from their collection being distributed throughout Europe in various forms.
Using a wonderfully detailed image from the vast Imagerie d'Epinal archives, Moutet has created this striking tea towel with an antique illustration of Gustave Eiffel's Tower. With the original illustration dating from the Eiffel Tower's unveiling at the 1889 Paris World's Fair, the towel shows the remarkable beauty and majesty of what has become one of the world's most beloved monuments.
Woven in a shade that is best described as Paris Gray, the towel has blue and red border stripes borrowing geometric shapes found within the Eiffel Tower. This wonderful towel is sure to bring its rich, historic presence to your kitchen and be an inspiration of lasting beauty.
100% cotton. Â Machine wash cool with like colors. Tumble dry low or for best results allow towel to air dry. These densely woven jacquard towels will become even more absorbent with each wash. 27" x 20".
