Antique Victorian Floral Door Curtain
A fine Jacquard woven tapestry door curtain. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival & interpretation of historic styles & the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east & Asia in furniture, fittings, & Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts & Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style & Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era. Interior decoration & interior design of the Victorian era are noted for orderliness & ornamentation. A house from this period was idealistically neatly divided in rooms, with public & private space carefully separated. The Parlour was the most important room in a home & was the showcase for the home-owners; where guests were entertained. A bare room was considered to be in poor taste, so every surface was filled with objects that reflected the owner's interests & aspirations. The dining room was the second most important room in the house. The sideboard was most often the focal point of the dining room & very ornately decorated.Please Note:Fabrics by their nature are flexible, during storage, humidity and temperature may occasionally affect their shape and also cause creasing. To help a tapestry hang better we recommend using a dry iron on a 'Cotton' setting. Lightly iron the tapestry from the centre towards the edges [on the face]. In very extreme cases the Tapestry can be stretched by pulling the panel gently by hand, diagonally.