Caffoy

The entire Oxford English Dictionary entry is "Caffoy, cafoy, cuffoye: Obsolete.1. Some kind of fabric, imported in the 18th cent."[1]

Caffoy was originally a silk fabric in the 16th century that was later made and used with other fiber types. For example, painted cotton was made in Bengal, India. The Caffoy made in Norwich, was patterned with piled wool to resemble silk furnishing materials such as damask and velvet fabrics. According to records, fabric was also used in the 18th century.[2][3]

Pageant

When Queen Elizabeth visited Norwich in 1579, Caffoy was included in the pageant, along with contemporary varieties such as Darnex, Mockado, and figure-sized Russel.[4][2]

Wall papers

The use of Caffoy as wall paper was also documented in the 18th century. Few sources describe it as a flocked paper used for wall decoration.[5] In 1720, Caffoy wall papers were advertised in London.[2]

Use

Caffoy was a decorative fabric used in draperies.[3]

See also

References
  1. "caffoy". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. New York; London: Norton. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-393-01703-8 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. New York: Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 95 – via Internet Archive.
  4. Clabburn, Pamela (1989). The National Trust Book of Furnishing Textiles. Penguin. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-14-007908-1. CAFFOY ( Caffa ) . Usually a wool fabric imitating silk furnishing damasks , but in the sixteenth century it may have been made of silk . In a pageant commemorating Queen Elizabeth's visit to Norwich in 1579, the weaving of caffoy was shown
  5. Laurens, Henry (1980). The papers of Henry Laurens. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-87249-385-8.


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