THE GRAND TOUR TABLECLOTH

$2,400.00

An original Sarah Espeute commission for Art/artefact

Exclusive to Art/artefact, the Grand Tour tablecloth is a visual delight featuring Sarah Espeute’s signature hand embroidered trompe l’oeil with motifs dreamed up in collaboration with our founder Audra Kiewiet de Jonge. To better accommodate a large centerpiece featuring the edible sculptures of Andrea Ferrero, Audra asked Sarah to shift her Grand Tour still life to the corners of the cloth and rotate them to suggest a debaucherous party with things falling off the table—evoking the bacchanals of ancient Rome and the reckless pleasure-seeking of 18th century travelers of the Grand Tour.

This delightful tablecloth is incribed with “Bibere a fonte civili”—To drink from the font of civilization in Latin spilling out of an upset wineglass.

Details include four detachable handmade Italian cotton tassels at the corners and a place setting for eight at a 60” round table.

Made in France for Art/artefact.

Dimensions: 120 inches square

Please allow 6 weeks for production. Customization available. Contact us at contact@artartefact.com for additional images and information.

Shown in The Grand Tour installation featuring the edible sculptures of Andrea Ferrero’s Architectural Digestion. Learn More about the project here.

An original Sarah Espeute commission for Art/artefact

Exclusive to Art/artefact, the Grand Tour tablecloth is a visual delight featuring Sarah Espeute’s signature hand embroidered trompe l’oeil with motifs dreamed up in collaboration with our founder Audra Kiewiet de Jonge. To better accommodate a large centerpiece featuring the edible sculptures of Andrea Ferrero, Audra asked Sarah to shift her Grand Tour still life to the corners of the cloth and rotate them to suggest a debaucherous party with things falling off the table—evoking the bacchanals of ancient Rome and the reckless pleasure-seeking of 18th century travelers of the Grand Tour.

This delightful tablecloth is incribed with “Bibere a fonte civili”—To drink from the font of civilization in Latin spilling out of an upset wineglass.

Details include four detachable handmade Italian cotton tassels at the corners and a place setting for eight at a 60” round table.

Made in France for Art/artefact.

Dimensions: 120 inches square

Please allow 6 weeks for production. Customization available. Contact us at contact@artartefact.com for additional images and information.

Shown in The Grand Tour installation featuring the edible sculptures of Andrea Ferrero’s Architectural Digestion. Learn More about the project here.

WHAT WAS THE GRAND TOUR?

An extended journey across the major cities of primarily France and Italy, the Grand Tour was a popular 18th-century ‘rite of passage’ taken mostly by young, aristocratic English men. Experiencing the art, architecture, and antiquity of the region was the culmination of a classical education that afforded status and independence. Travelers brought back mementos, art, and relics as a material legacy of their journey to adorn their estates and tell the tales of their trip. 

Read a wonderful summary of the Grand Tour by The Royal Museums Greenwich.

  • Kindly note fabric is not pre-shrunk. Spot clean or dry clean recommended.

    If you chose to launder, do so with cold water on gentle or delicate cycle and line dry.

    Iron on the backside on medium-high setting.

    Do not launder on hot or high settings. Do not wash tassels.

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