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Fortuny patterns: Renaissance medallion, Greek figure, pomegranate ogee in metallic

Fortuny — An ogival lattice of curling stems, each cell holding a pomegranate flanked by a pair of acanthus leaves, printed in bronze over a deep velvet so the pile takes the pigment unevenly and the pattern shifts as the cloth moves., carved-block and cut-paper stencil printing on cotton velvet, one stencil per colour, metallic pigment over a dyed ground

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Reading 1Pomegranate ogee
Reading 2Aegean bands
Reading 3Voided damask

Fortuny prints came out of Venice in 1907: Renaissance silk designs and motifs copied off painted Greek pottery, stencilled onto cotton velvet in a metallic pigment standing in for woven gold. These nine set a Renaissance medallion, a Greek pottery figure and a pomegranate ogee, each in three metallic finishes. Ask for a different stencilled motif and the same three finishes carry it.

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Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?
Each pattern is drawn at A3 proportions with an even margin, so it prints clean at A3 or scales to A4.
Can I ask for a different stencilled motif?
Yes — the direction field takes a different motif and the same three metallic finishes render it.
What's the difference between the three metallic finishes?
Each finish keeps the same stencilled motif and shifts the metallic pigment, from a warm antique gold to a cooler contemporary tone.
Is this a real Fortuny design from a specific historic house?
No — the set draws on the early-twentieth-century Venetian stencil-and-metallic-pigment printing technique associated with Fortuny as a style reference for a generated pattern, not a reproduction of any specific historic house's registered design.

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