TABLECLOTH 8 seats (250×150)

Product line: BADIVECCHIO IN VALMARECCHIA Antica Filanda con Stamperia
Name: TABLECLOTH 8 seats (250×150)
Brand: Terræ Altrove
Collection: Il Grifone del Metauro (linea storica)
Fabric: Il Grifone del Metauro (historical line)
Print: Plain weave linen blend, 40% linen, 60% cotton
Printing Method: The printing method used to create this fabric design is the historic woodcut method, where wooden pieces are layered with colored ink and transferred onto the fabric with a pressing motion. This technique has been handed down from generation to generation.
Design: The wooden stamps are handcrafted from pear tree and walnut tree wood. Once the design is chosen, it is sculpted onto the wooden block using artisanal tools. The blocks are then hammered down with a mallet to properly affix the design onto the fabric. Once dried, the piece of fabric is submerged in a fixing liquid made with ashes from the above-mentioned wood and boiling water
Territory & History: The design dates back to the early 1800s and features a symmetrical print of winged griffins that faceoff in a mirror-like fashion. It is a symbolic depiction of the ferociousness of the animal, the depth of the night and of water, all of which come together in this design which was popular in the art of the nobility and general populace.
Washing Instructions: Even if this printing technique is known to most as being originally from Romagna, it shares an inextricable link with the towns of Sansepolcro and Carpegna, respectively in the provinces of Arezzo and Pesaro. It is a technique that has been handed down for 7 generations by artisan printmakers who first arrived here at the request of the Prince of Carpegna at the start of the 1800s. Badivecchio in Valmarecchia was located near the border of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany but has since disappeared from maps after the end of the reign of the House of Lorraine. However, artisanal printmaking and art still showcase its existence today. The Valmarecchia line by Terrae Altrove is a nod to history.
Print Layout: Machine wash 30 / 40° C. Use bleach if necessary, no stain removers. Iron inside-out.
Packaging: The print is located on the perimeter of the tablecloth and in the center once placed on a table.