Our new painted cloth went up in Bayleaf today! The design of the cloth is based on a set of original wall paintings from Althrey Hall in Wales. It has been painted by artist, Melissa White, who specialises in replica hand-painted 16th century interior decoration. Painted cloths were a common form of decoration in the 16th century but very few survive because of the thin and perishable nature of the linen. However, we know that their designs were similar to those of domestic wall paintings. The Althrey Hall wall paintings were selected because they are of the right date for Bayleaf’s furnished interior (about 1540) and are well preserved. The striking striped design alternates a pomegranate motif (in yellow) with rosettes in a diamond trellis. Using traditional techniques Melissa painted directly onto linen cloth (which had been prepared or ‘sized’ with rabbit-skin glue) using natural pigments, including yellow and red ochre, lamp black and whiting. The new cloth will be showcased at our special-interest event, Colour in Historic Homes, on Sunday 21 September when Melissa will be on hand to discuss her techniques. wealddown.co.uk/Events-Information/Colour-in-Historic-Homes
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:57:05 +0000
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