The Rubens House, Antwerp, permanent damask exhibition Visit the linen room in museum the Rubens House in Antwerp, and it seems as though Rubens’ wife is in the middle of caring for her linen. She has neatly placed 3 tablecloths, 18 napkins and 10 cloths between the planks of her beautiful 17th-century linen press. The […]
Dining with Wilhelmina. Commemorative Dutch damask, 1898-1998
Textielmuseum Tilburg This exhibition was based on the commemoration of Queen Wilhelmina’s coronation in 1898 and the memorable year 2000. Sanny’s concept focused on the commemorative and remembrance damask produced by Dutch damask weavers from 1898 onwards. The exhibition had four historic sections: Royal damask, War and peace, Movable and immovable goods, and ‘Hurray’ for consumers […]
Neat piles of linen
Piles and piles, all around the museum lay piles of linen from various linen sets of the 20th century: piles of bedsheets and piles of pillowcases, piles of hand cloths, tea towels, knife cloths and glass cloths from before 1945. Gleaming damask tablecloths and napkins for the well-to-do; simple designs for their servants and the […]
Rotterdam 2001, Cultural Capital of Europe
During the exhibition Thuis in Rotterdam (At home in Rotterdam), the city put its captivating architectural history in the spotlight. The doors of 24 Rotterdam houses were opened to the public for six months, so that everyone could see how the people of Rotterdam used to live. The houses formed a representative overview of internationally renowned […]
Beautiful damask, pressed with love
Slot Zuylen, Oud-Zuilen. The dining room table was immaculately covered with 17th century linen damask. Belle van Zuylen’s bed was made with sheets and pillow cases embellished with 18th century bobbin lace. The beds in the guest rooms were inviting and show beautiful hand embroidered 19th century linen sheets and pillow cases. The white linen […]
Artistic linen damask from Brabant 1900-1960. Designs by Chris Lebeau, André Vlaanderen, Jaap Gidding and their contemporaries.
Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg, The Netherlands. In the past, shiny linen damask used to feature on many dining tables. The table linen and napkins were a standard part of the trousseau of well-to-do, marriageable women. Possessing an extensive linen trousseau was her pride and represented great value. Around the turn of the century in 1900 a […]