Adelphi's Réveillon Damask is reproduced from a
fragment in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg. The pattern has
also been found underneath a simple flowered paper in a house on the
Quai Voltaire in Paris. It was printed by the firm of Jean-Baptiste
Réveillon, the most famous French manufacturer of wallpaper in the late
18th century. The motif of roses and medallions in white on a crimson
ground is intended to imitate silk damask textiles, complete with the
aristocratic connotations of those materials. The simple floral pattern
that replaced it in its Paris setting is indicative of the change in
taste, attitudes and the move away from "sophistication" in
Revolutionary France.
This pattern is licensed to Adelphi Paper Hangings
by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Repeat 13½ inches
Width 21¼ inches
Straight Match
The historic colorway image above shows
two widths of the
pattern installed. Alternate colorway images show one
complete width of the pattern.