Toile de Jouy

When we visited France late last year we had the wonderful experience of visiting the Musee de la Toile de Jouy outside Paris.  An enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide made this tour and the prints we saw on display one of the highlights of our European trip.

So you can imagine how excited we were to receive this book in the mail the other day.


Now we can read the story of the factory, learn more about the techniques used to make these popular toile prints and find out about the lives of the people involved in the manufacturing process in pre industrial France.



Till next time.
Frances

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