I’ll take a picture, let me know what you think? There’s so many kinds of silk, I was trying to figure it out this weekend. Silk dupioni was my guess… It’s super thin, but that may be from age too… I’m not sure if they dye velvet as well, it’s definitely on my list to find out.
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I’m leaning towards the lower left one also! I wish I was more tech savvy- I’ve just put the print on my phone and set it on the box and stepped back and took a picture - like this … I have like 50 of these on my phone
My hubby is a photographer and he’s in his busy season, otherwise he could easily photoshop for me- but I won’t see him until late fall, so it’s just me for now -ha!
I’m glad you guys don’t mind me keeping this thread going with my overthinking, it’s helping me narrow down what I want … and hopefully entertaining anyone who’s following along- so thank you for joining me on my journey with this box!
The year is 1890.
Michail Jampolsky, a 50 year old sculpture from Paris known for his bronze work, completes a rectangular plate in a new art form fellow artists are calling, “Art Nouveau.” Michail was born in the Ukraine and at a very young age he was recognized for his talent as a sculptor. When he was 14 years old, he decided to move to Paris and study with the greats. The plate was for a jewelry box he was commissioned for earlier that month. Little does he know how monumental this time period is for the future art world.
An hour south of Paris in the small
town of Lyon, J.M. Rozier carefully stamps a beautiful piece of hand woven chocolate brown silk dupioni. The silk is for a jewelry box. He had just opened his silk shop that year and was excited to complete one of his first orders. Little does he know, his little shop will thrive for more than a hundred years and his name will become synonymous with the French silk industry. He will go on to work with many large names in the fashion industry including Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Cartier for many years.
A week later the custom jewelry box was completed and given as a birthday gift. This box would reside in France for 135 years. Until one day, it was carefully wrapped and traveled to the other side of the world, and once again, given as a gift … this time, to a mom on Mother’s Day.
Thank you to the talented artists who created this beautiful jewelry box. I feel incredibly blessed to be its next caretaker. I promise to take care of your artwork, and to tell your story.
Your art will be preserved and your name will not be forgotten.
Isn’t it fabulous?!? I LOVE Inked’s bracelet box, I believe it’s a prototype Charlotte from Kitty Baxter made. I’ll let Inked chime in here… hopefully she will photobomb us
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