Algiers Toile!

[anteros_lmc]

I know a lot of you will be familiar with the Trafalgar toile, but how about this?! I came across this little gem among the National Maritime Museum's recent acquisitions - Bombardment of Algiers toile! I wonder if Susan reupholstered the drawing room suite with this rather fetching print of Ned's famous victory?!


The NMM catalogue entry read as follows:

Length of glazed cotton roller printed with red depicting the Bombardment of Algiers, 1816. The scene shows the British fleet in the foreground with the city wreathed in smoke and flashes of light from exploding bombs. In the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth century, roller printed cottons were one of Britain's great exports. These could be cheaply manufactured and commemorative themes were extremely popular.

This rather reminds me of the ikea Benzy Skepp fabric that joyful_molly posted a while back. Do you think we could presuade ikea to reproduce this?!

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

I am imagining this as curtains! It also reminds me of the patterns on transfer-ware china of the time.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I am imagining this as curtains!
It was certainly curtains for the Dey of Algiers! I'm sorry, I'll get me coat...

It also reminds me of the patterns on transfer-ware china of the time.
Ah yes, toile print china.... have you seen this? ;)

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

I had not seen that second one! Made my day. Put that one on a big pillow!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! I just thought you would like that one! Just imagine that toile combined with Mr Bush's interior decor skills.... ;)

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

They do, they do sell pillows of it! Where do you find these things. I am seriously wondering about your "decorators" now.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

What can I say? I seem to have a natural talent for nonsense ;) I can assure you my decorators are entirely blameless though! Perhaps this delightful fabric deserves a post all of it's own, what do you think? :)

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. If you follow on to the choices in the cloth section, they have even more antics.

[lady-branwyn.livejournal.com]

How about a little summer chemise from that fabric? I could wear it with red pumps.
:D

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

That would be very smart! Just the thing for bombarding a pirate stronghold to smithereens!

[esteven]

Do you think we could presuade ikea to reproduce this?
Would you need some for a cushion? :DDD I still have a bit left.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Was it you who posted about the ikea fabric?! I couldn't quite remember. I keep meaning to look to see if it's in stock here in Glasgow, according to the ikea website they should have it in store here. If they don't though I might take you up on your kind offer! :D

[(Anonymous)]

No,no, it was joyful molly who posted about it, but since the fabric was not available in the IKEA houses up here in the north nor in the online shop, I asked her if she would get as much as she could for me. I have plans for a long curtain for the door to my quarterdeck. But I still have some left. :D

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Ah right! I thought my memory was failing me! I need to plan an expedition to ikea soon, I must see if I can get some myself :)

as usual

[esteven]

the anon wuz me

Re: as usual

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

'Course is wuz :)

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

WANT!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

ME TOO!