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The Nymph of Fontainebleau Scarf - The Lion

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French (Fontainebleau) Painter (third quarter 16th century), The Nymph of Fontainebleau.

100% Silk
Double-sided
Designed and Printed in Britain
90cm x 5cm
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For this scarf we've taken details from a painting derived from an engraving which has been given variously to René Boyvin, Pierre Milan and, most recently, to both, jointly. Rosso Fiorentino is given credit for the engraving's design, which was used for a decoration on the south wall of the central section of the Galerie François I in the Palace of Fountainebleau. The subject of the oval framed at the center of the original is the origin of the name of Fontainebleau: a thirsty hunting dog named Bleau separated from its master and found in the forest a clear, pure spring; his master, "one of our kings," named the spring after him "la Fontaine de Bleau.

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We use the finest quality silk for all of our scarves to ensure a lustrous finish. We use a 15OZ silk to ensure they're lightweight and it also provides the perfect base for colours to appear crisp and vibrant.

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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 scarves 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.

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