Toile de Jouy
Cotton printed with country scenes in a single colour – red, blue or black on white.
Indian printed cottons were so popular in 17th-century France that they were banned to protect the domestic textile industry. When the ban was lifted in 1759, Oberkampf founded his factory.
Copper plates made it possible to print large, detailed images in one colour. Toile de Jouy has been reprinted over and over and now means a whole style.
Materials: Cotton, printed with copper plates or rollers
Manufacture: Printed at Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf’s factory in Jouy-en-Josas near Versailles, founded in 1760.
Detailed images in one colour, with fine lines as in an engraving.
Scenes repeated across the fabric.
Motifs from country life, mythology or current events.