Cotton Bouton Tablecloth (138in/3.5m)

Cotton Bouton Tablecloth (138in/3.5m)Now in its third generation, the Rolande du Dreuilh family is renowned for its fine French table linens, crafted using traditional lace and embroidery techniques. For this collaboration, the historic maison has curated a selection of heritage pieces from its archive with the aim of returning them to tabletops the world overgiving them the opportunity to be admired once more. This tablecloth represents the decades of artisanship behind French table

With an industrial-chic aesthetic that wouldn’t be out of place in a contemporary dining room

each one consciously created to last a lifetime

the design is decorated with an undulating snake biting an apple—a biblical symbol of seductive temptation

which is a traditional architectural motif said to protect from harmful spiritual influences and people

Designed by founder Melissa Morris

it carries a gentle luster and an inviting hand

Equal parts practical and playful

graphic sensibility

Cast in the original brass mould and hand-finished to a rough black patina

vegetable tanned leather vide poche

with floating wings that stretch back to guard the condiments

he reimagines its potential by blending time-honored craftsmanship with contemporary painting media