17/09/2020
I believe the picture below features the gorgeous ATH calimenco/calamanco quilt in the bedroom on the 2nd floor. Truly a delight and a beautiful piece in the ATH collection.
Calamanco
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Calamanco (also calimanco, callimanco, or kalamink) is fabric with a glazed surface that was popular in Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1] It was typically made of worsted-spun wool yarn, and the glazing was achieved by calendaring (pressing the cloth between hot rollers),[2] by surface-rubbing with a stone, or by applying wax to the surface.[1] The name comes from a Spanish term for worsted wool.[1]
Calamanco goes back to the late 16th century but was most popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] It was made in a number of different weaves, including plain and satin weaves, damasks and brocades.[2] Early in the period, it was used in clothing,[2] but later on it was more commonly used for bed coverings, and surviving fragments are often found in quilts of the era, especially whole-cloth quilts.[1] The surface sheen of the calamanco sets off intricate quilting patterns.[1]
