Pierre Frey | La pepiniere – Feuille

La Pépinière draws inspiration from the Albums de Marly, a prestigious collection of arboreal studies housed within the National Archives. This linen embroidery interprets those meticulously rendered botanical drawings through a rectilinear composition that references the geometric precision of French formal garden design. The pattern captures the refined aesthetic of eighteenth-century court documentation, where artistic rendering served the contemplative pleasure of royal patrons rather than practical application. Each motif echoes the careful detail and picturesque quality evident in the original watercolour, ink and gouache studies, translating historical elegance into contemporary textile form.

• Colourway: Feuille
• Composition: 34 % Linen - 30 % Viscose - 23 % Cotton - 13 % Polyester
• Width: 127 cms (50.00 inches)
• Vertical repeat: 38 cms (14.96 inches)
• Horizontal repeat: 49 cms (19.29 inches)
• Weight: 482 gr / ml