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Course of Empire - The Consummation Silk Jacket Lining

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Thomas Cole, 1801–1848, The Consummation of Empire, about 1833–1836

100% Silk
118cm x 98cm
Designed and Printed in Britain

The Course of Empire is a series of paintings depicting the rise and fall of an imaginary city, representing humanity as a whole. The Consummation of Empire, the third in the series, depicts a summer’s day, where people are seen enjoying themselves, drinking and blowing horns to ships passing by. Cole represented complete decadence, reminiscent of ancient Rome, and, as ever in religious themes, decadence often means the worst is to come. This later stage is represented in our other lining from the series; Destruction. Light pastel colours are used which contrast with the bright red and orange hues used to represent the people and the ships.

Usage: Generally, we find tailors prefer to work with two panels of a single painting per jacket in order to line up the image along the back seam. For full details on how best to use our linings, click here: Linings FAQ.

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Artist - Thomas Cole

Thomas Cole (1801 - 1848) was one of the most influential painters of American Wilderness. Born in England, he moved to the United States as a young man, where he became one of the major 19th-century painters, focusing on landscapes and historic paintings. He was the first artist to get inspiration from European Romantic landscape to paint American landscape. He travelled all over France and Italy to get inspiration, that’s where he worked on the 5 paintings of the series Course of Empire, which showed the rise and fall of an imaginary city, representing humanity. He is said to have inspired the creation of the Hudson River School, an art movement from the 19th century whose goal was to depict the majesty of the American landscape.

Thomas Cole was a very religious man and he often included religious themes in his paintings. He wanted to use landscape to express moral meanings, often showing destruction and the fall of civilisation.

Why Line a Jacket?

First, the practical benefits. It is a widely held misconception that this thin layer of material is only used for aesthetic purposes. However, a tailor will look at a jacket lining as a fabric utilised to support the garment. You might notice that the very best looking suit jackets have a certain gravitas, weight and shape that anchors the entire look of a suit. You can attribute much of this ‘feel’ to a good jacket lining, which fortifies the structure and adds weight and heft. It may seem counter-intuitive, but the addition of the extra weight allows the garment to better sit along the contours of the body.

Half vs. Fully Lined. This is not as simple as a half-lined jacket is a cost saver, it can also be a practical consideration, with half-lined generally being preferred in the warm summer months, and fully-lined for cooler winter temperatures. It is also worth noting that a lined jacket is much harder to crease.

Now to the aesthetic. The jacket lining deftly hides the interlinings, stitching and raw edges. A properly constructed jacket to sit perfectly on the body is quite a complex construction and a lining allows the remaining evidence of that complexity to be neatly hidden. Finally, to the design itself. A flat colour will complete the jacket, but a bespoke lining will make the jacket truly one of kind. Something that only increases the emotional connection the wearer has towards the garment.

Click here to read our Complete Guide to Jacket Linings.

Macclesfield Printed Silk

Macclesfield was once the centre of the English silk weaving industry and the world's biggest producer of finished silk. The area has been printing silk for over 300 years and at one point had over seventy mills operating in the town. The town is close to a water supply that passes through limestone, and when used in washing and dyeing it gives silk a uniquely attractive lustre.

Our silk linings are printed at a mill that has been producing printed fabric on the same site for the past fifty years and the process uses water sourced from its own reservoir.