Civil War Homefront by Barbara Brackmann

A lil bit of History….. By Barbara Brackmann

“Every Civil War reproduction collection needs a foulard or two. In my book America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 I discussed foulards: One distinctive print style is a small isolated figure set in diagonal repeat. Figures fall in a half-drop repeat with rows aligned in staggered fashion, giving the over-all ef-fect of a diamond grid. The figure may be a flower, leaf, paisley cone, or motif so abstract it is identified only as a mignonette (little fancy). The print style with its di-agonal, neat design is also known as an Indienne, a copy of an Indian-style print. And, because these prints were so fashionable for scarves, the French word for scarf, foulard, came to mean any half-drop print of isolated small figures. In the years be-tween 1840 and 1865, Americans craved foulards to the point that they became a standard for American clothing and quilts. “

 

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