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Page 1: MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN - Chelsea Textiles€¦ · maria sibylla merian standing the test of time for five centuries. floral motif from maria sibylla merian’s the new book of flowers

M A R I A S I B Y L L A M E R I A NS T A N D I N G T H E T E S T O F T I M E

F O R F I V E C E N T U R I E S

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FLORAL MOTIF FROM MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN’S THE NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS

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M A R I A S I B Y L L A M E R I A N

CHELSEA TEXTILES, RENOWNED FOR THEIR FAITHFUL

RECREATIONS OF ANTIQUE TEXTILES AND HAND EMBROIDERY,

ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW DESIGN BASED ON

THE 17TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE

EXTRAORDINARY GERMAN-BORN NATURALIST AND

SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR, MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN.

BORN IN 1647, MARIA PAINTED HER FIRST IMAGES OF INSECTS

AND PLANTS AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN. SHE WENT ON TO PUBLISH

COLLECTIONS OF ENGRAVINGS OF PLANTS FROM 1675 THROUGH

TO 1680. MARIA PAINTED WITH WATERCOLOURS AND GOUACHE

AS, DUE TO THE GUILD SYSTEM IN EUROPE AT THAT TIME,

WOMEN WERE FORBIDDEN FROM PAINTING IN OIL.

AT THE BEGINNING OF HER CAREER SHE ALSO CREATED

DESIGNS FOR EMBROIDERY, AND THE GENESIS OF THIS

CHELSEA TEXTILES DESIGN WAS AN 18TH CENTURY DRESS

THAT FEATURES THE SAME MOTIFS FROM

1680’S THE NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS .

CHELSEA TEXTILES ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED A TEXTILE

BASED ON THE WORK OF A WOMAN WHO LIVED SUCH AN

ASTONISHING LIFE, AND WHO WAS SO MODERN FOR HER

TIME. ON A PALE LINEN, 24 DIFFERENT FLORAL BOUQUETS

ARE EMBROIDERED BY HAND WITH GREAT ATTENTION TO

DETAIL AND CAREFUL SHADING IN VIVID COLOURS.

IT IS A DESIGN THAT BRINGS BEAUTY TO ANY ROOM,

AS TIMELESS AND CONSISTENTLY RELEVANT

AS MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN HERSELF.

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F432 MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN

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DETAILS FROM F432 MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN

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INSPIRATION: THE ORIGINAL EARLY 18TH CENTURY GOWN EMBROIDERED WITHMOTIFS TAKEN FROM MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN’S THE NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS

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PHOTOGRAPHY: DOMINIC BLACKMORE & SIMON BROWNDESIGN BY: WWW.EVOLVEDESIGN.CO.UKALL COPYRIGHT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE FABRIC DESIGNSAND THE BROCHURE ITSELF ARE AND REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF CHELSEA TEXTILES LTD

CHELSEA TEXTILES LTD © 2017

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