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RARE Antique Turkey Red tablecloth Blue/red damask
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is another one of my Turkey red cloths that I have accumulated and stashed away for many years. This is a RARE one...these are VERY hard to find in this color way. It is the usual Turkey red with a greenish/pale blue in the damask design. Tablecloth is in excellent condition, made of a good quality flat finish all cotton and measures 54"W x 86"L. It is also hard to find these cloths in this nice large size. Cloth retains great color saturation and is a dark red. It has a light mark on one area which I have photographed. This one is a true beauty...lovely floral pattern. Each side is as beautiful as the other. These cloths are very easy to care for...just throw in the washer and dryer. I have not washed it or done anything with it. Bright areas that you see in photos are just from sun and shadows from photographing late in the afternoon. This cloth is completely reversible with colors running opposite on the damask on the other side. Turkey red is not so easy to find these days as it is over 100 years old and only shows up periodically. I am in the process of selling my stash from many years of accumulation and will be listing these tablecloths over the next several weeks. These cloths were featured in MARTHA STEWART LIVING and I was lucky enough to have many of my cloths featured in this issue (December 2002). To know the history and care of these cloths I quote from that issue: "Turkey red damask has the rare qulaity of appearing both homey and exotic at the same time. The deep color and elaborately woven designs that made this fabric a fashionable decorative element in Victorian parlors and dining rooms have lost none of their appeal. Although Turkey red damask is easy to recognize, it can be hard to define. Textile dealers and museum curators explain that part of the confusion is caused by technical terms routinely changing through the years. It is generally agreed, however, that damask is a fabric woven on Jacquard looms to create a pattern expressed through the contrast of two colors or two textures. Damask is very durable and shed dirt quite readily. It is somewhat similar to brocade, but the weave is flatter and the designs are reversible. Damask was originally woven from silk and imported to Europe from Asia by way of Damascus, from which it takes it's name. Marco Polo mentions the fabric in his 'Travels'. Turkey red, a colorfast dye, also has a long history. Initially it was made from a substance extracted from the roots of the madder plant (Rubia tinctorum) through an intricate, jealously guarded process. Turkey red dye was developed in India and introduced to Asia Minor during the tenth century. Euopeans first encountered it in Turkey, during the thirteenth cneruty; it is sometimes referred to as 'rouge d'Andrinople', after an Ancient Turkish city. Westerners welcomed this dye as a major discovery, because it was one of the few bright reds they knew that did not fade significantly from washing or from exposure to light. In fact, Turkey red was so esteemed that before European dyers mastered the process in the nineteenth century, cotton yarn was sent to Asia Minor to be impregnated with the color. In 1868, two German chemists were the first to reproduce the color synthetically, with a chemical compound called alizarin. Unlike the color obtained with natural Turkey red-which depended on many variables, including the soil and climate in which the madder was grown-the color produced from alizarin was reliably consistent.... Examples of Turkey red damask-primarily tablecloths and napkins from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-can still be found in a broad range of ruddy hues and a variety of pleasing designs, from simple to complex. Prices range from roughly fifty dollars for a tablecloth in fair condition to more than two hundred dollars for a vividly colored example in an intricate pattern. Pieces in pristine condition are rare, however.... 'Antique textiles tend to have stains and hol...
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