tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286706875202355718.post5306852637089935503..comments2023-11-02T05:20:29.696-07:00Comments on Interesting Antique Textiles: Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Late Victorian French PrintsLoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320595090342565361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286706875202355718.post-11112106552545428762010-01-27T03:13:43.087-08:002010-01-27T03:13:43.087-08:00I too thought the top fabrics were Nouveau when I ...I too thought the top fabrics were Nouveau when I first found them, I only discovered the difference through 'The Textile blog' - link in my sidebar, an excellent source of highly researched academic information - a year or so ago, he posted a very interesting piece that made me re-think some of the French textiles I had seen. I also think that the 5 fabrics above are perhaps more a cheap & cheerful mainstream interpretation of Deco & the Nouveau period before, and not so radical in style as cutting edge, high-designed fabrics, if you know what I mean, so the distinctions begin to blur a little. I use this blog to muse over my ideas and interpretations of textiles I come across, but I may be wrong in some cases! All part o life's rich tapestry! <br /><br />I agree about the last one, very gothic and celtic, a slightly more typical Victorian look than the then developing Arts & Crafts style, but the kind of fabric that inspired William Morris, I am sure.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320595090342565361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286706875202355718.post-91787444674214692872010-01-26T19:52:53.786-08:002010-01-26T19:52:53.786-08:00I was not aware of the vast difference between Fre...I was not aware of the vast difference between French Art Deco and the Art Deco of other cultures. The French designs look so much like Art Nouveau to me. How interesting a difference. And I agree with you that some of the Art Deco was also a little too sharp at times. I have a French tulip print that I thought was Art Nouveau but now I am guessing it might be Deco. The middle 3 are nice too. The last one, third, looks a la William Morris. What do you think? The last two in the last grouping look gothic or Celtic. I am not sure which. What an amazing way to see how changes in design and eras are developed. I always leave here with some new information that I had not known. You are a great teacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com