Mr and Mrs Peacock Skirt

The source of this design is a woodcut printed as a wall hanging archived in the Victoria and Albert Museum. This museum is my most favourite place to visit in London, full of fashion, textiles and furniture and so much more.  I spent a whole day there last year and wished I could have stayed for the whole week. It was so amazing.

The woodcut that inspired me was created in 1765 – as the French immigrant weavers expanded the Spitalfields silk district that was then just outside London. It became a thriving industry weaving and printing textiles for the rich, landed gentry in England. I think this peacock design sums up well, the Georgian period in history. The upper classes in Europe lived a decadent and exclusive lifestyle before the French Revolution 1789. I have enlarged the section of the woodcut print, close to the male and female birds and retained the evidence of the damaged folded paper where the print was stored. I have then drawn into this image more flowers and decorative curls typical of the Rococo period. The detail and the fine lines make this design difficult to print, but we take great care in the cleaning process every time we use this screen.

Available in colours Red, Grey, Beige, Mustard, Lipstick Pink and Burnt Orange. Sorry the Moss Green has sold out and no longer available.

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