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2005 Princely Interiors Furnishing Textiles of the 18th Century 24 April – 13 November 2005 daily 2 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. The temporary exhibition presents luxurious decorative textiles of the kind used to furnish the rooms of grand eighteenth-century residences. Splendid, intricately patterned silk fabrics were used to make wall hangings, curtains, bed-decorations, upholstery and firescreens for aristocratic patrons. Embroidery, leather and painted silks from China were also fashionable in the interior decor of the elite. Silk wall covering France (Lyons), c. 1790 Design attributed to Gilles Gaudin Inv. No. 5173 – Photo: Abegg-Stiftung, CH-3132 Riggisberg (Christoph von Viràg) This silk is an example of the furnishing fabrics used to decorate the bedroom of Empress Joséphine in the palace of Fontainebleau. |
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