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•Theme-tour
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 - Historic silks
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This company, known to decorators for producing modern silks on 18th-century patterns, has kept huge yardages from orders for Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon - and JFK.
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The gold piece was made for the Sun King's throne room. Jackie Kennedy ordered the blue one for the White House - though her husband insisted that for a republic, a crown on the eagle's head must go.
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- In a museum these works would be kept under glass...
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 - How the silks are stored: a New Year's card from the establsihment
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...but here, because such visits almost never happen, they are passed around and examined - the reverse side is almost as beautiful as the right one.
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The Director describes the technique and our guide, the evolution in European taste that these "documents" reveal.
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- Visitors may also discover the modern copies for which the company is known
The establishment is in the heart of the Right Bank and this relatively short visit can combine with Opéra, Workshops for haute couture, Covered-passage maze, Walking into history... |
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•Visit, about 45 minutes
•For groups (up to 15 participants) or highly-motivated individuals
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