The MET x The House of Scalamandre Camellia Trellis

Camellia Trellis is an enchanting textile, reimagining an early 18th-century silk panel crafted in China for the French market. The original, now in The Met collection, is painted with delicate camellia and lotus flowers among blooming vines. Such drapeable silks, fashioned for diverse applications such as dresses, elegant fan leaves, and decorative screen panels, characterized the final phase of China’s ancient silk trade with the West.