Medieval Clothing: Royal Styles, Fabric Innovations & Social Distinctions

C. late 18th century Toile Whole Cloth Quilt. An exotic pictorial print of possibly a representation of Africa or the Caribbean or other distant place that had been reported back to the Continent by explorers. Produced by an English or French factory. The printed images are scenes of Indians, tropical foliage, spotted jungle cats; images unknown to most people except explorers during that time. A similar print in a whole cloth was included in the recent Metropolitan Museum exhibition on global t