Bartholomeo is a sumptuous Genoa velvet evoking the elegance of sixteenth-century interiors: a relief design standing out against a cotton satin ground, resolving into a highly decorative medallion in pile. The contrast of surfaces is the drama — dense velvet against the satin's quiet sheen — and the medallion carries itself with period assurance. A grand cloth in the old manner, made for rooms with a sense of ceremony.
