The museum-quality antique document textile that inspired Shengyou Toile is timeless. The pattern was drawn by Jean-Baptiste Pillement, a court painter to Marie Antoinette, and printed in 1785 from copper plates at the Oberkampf factory in Jouy, the genre's seminal mill. This reproduction for the 125th Anniversary Collection builds on the original's strengths-blowing up the motif to suit the scale of modern rooms-while sparing no expense to remain faithful to its integrity. The F. Schumacher Shengyou Toile in Indigo (175800) is hand-drawn and engraved, providing unparalleled layers of depth and dimension. Printed on a natural linen–cotton, the colorways of this style-Indigo, Iris, Charcoal, and Driftwood-bring these details beautifully to life.
Mining the archives for its 125th anniversary, Schumacher has pulled together an assortment of its greatest hits, a roundup of its most prized fabrics and wallpapers. Some are nearly identical to the originals while others are re-imagined and re-interpreted and expanded to fit the size of modern homes. With its quality and attention to detail, this collection adds a punctuation mark to the company's 125-year timeline.