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Fabrics manufactured in Vimoutiers
Canvas or rolled fabrics :
Hemp fabrics initially rolled then folded from 1734 onwards in order to allow control by easy counting from the ends. Shipowners of Bordeaux, Nantes, La Rochelle, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, le Havre would come and deal directly in Vimoutiers and products were dispatched to Spain, the colonies and ... to America. Thereafter the shipowners had recourse to commission agents, some of them not very scrupulous, which posed many problems of quality control in spite of numerous regulations.
Square fabrics or Vimoutières :
Hemp or tow yarn fabrics, named thus because they were visited, marked and sold on the market of Vimoutiers. Each range had to have 40yarns.
Cretonne :
Fine fabric of flax whose origin is attributed to Paul Creton. Various widths according to the use for which they were intended, used mainly for houselhold linen. From 1855, fabrics for sheets without seam (!) are weaved.
Bourette :
Very solid fabric, made of linen tow, created in 1782 by Jean Rossignol. Blue for aprons, and also trousers known as Parisians. Up to the 18th century. Others :
Weaving manufacture of Tailfer brothers in Vimoutiers, created in 1865, intended mainly for the army requirements during the war of 1870. End suspension 19th. Trade marks, reflection of the evolution :
First half of the 18th century : 140 for the hemp fabrics, 23 for the flax fabrics
Second half of the 18th century : 46 for hemp fabrics, 97 for flax fabrics.
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Fabrics manufacturers and related occupations
F. Vaumesle 1740, Vimoutiers Etienne Delahaye 1743, Camembert Pierre Polin 1743, Crouttes Pierre Demace 1743, Marmouillé Jacques Robillard 1744, Mesnil Bacley Pierre Dehave 1744, Vimoutiers Robert Lapotaire 1748, St-Pierre la Rivière Michel Chatel 1749, garde-jurés Letourneur de Vaussery 1749, garde-jurés des toiles de lin Jean Lesage 1749, Vimoutiers Letourneur de Vaussery 1749, Vimoutiers Eustache Hardy 1749, Vimoutiers François Conard 1749, Crouttes, chanvre François Lalizel 1750, Montormel, chanvre Charles Dubois 1750,La Brévière François Chop 1750, Fouqueran, chanvre Pierre-Germain Delisle 1750, Vimoutiers Pierre Jullien 1752, Vimoutiers, blanchisseur Philippe Loutreuil 1752, Vimoutiers, chanvre Thomas Le Drel 1753, Paroisse du château, chanvre Pierre Gautry 1753, Paroisse du château, chanvre Jacques-Constantin Corneuil 1754, Guerquesalles, lin Pierre Castillon 1754, Louvagné, lin Robert Guérin 1754, Guerquesalles, chanvre Pierre Letourneur 1754, Vimoutiers, lin Pierre-Germain Delisle 1754, Mesnil-Bacley, lin Jean Beauvais 1754, Ste Marguerite de Viette, lin Jean Dufour 1754, chanvre Jean Lambert 1755, Chambois, chanvre Jacques de La Roquelle 1755, Vimoutiers, lin Etienne Lautour 1755, Ste Foy de Montgommery, chanvre François Piquet 1755, St Pierre la Rivière, chanvre François 1756, garde juré Guillaume Monnier 1756, Mesnil Germain, lin André Gentil 1756, lin et chanvre Pierre Le Ferme 1756, Roiville, lin Joseph Desvaux 1756, Vimoutiers, blanchisseur et Md Guillaume Jouenne 1756, Ste Marguerite des Loges Marin Rault 1756, Givray, chanvre François du Coudray 1756, Malnoyé, chanvre Jean Richer 1756, Osmont, lin François Deshayes 1756, Ste Foy de Montgommery, lin Nicolas Lecoq 1757, Vimoutiers, garde-juré Adrian Lardant 1757, Livarot, garde-juré Pierre Manoury 1757, Vimoutiers, chanvre François Fournet 1757, Roiville, lin Jean Gondouin 1757, La Chapelle Hte Grue, lin Pierre Caly 1757, Ginay, chanvre Jean Boule 1757, Notre Dame du Bois St Evroult, chanvre Jean Morand 1758, Neauphes, chanvre Jacques Le Coq 1758, Des Corches, chanvre Louis Laisné 1758, Montfort, chanvre Nicolas Lecoq 1758, Vimoutiers François Leroy 1758, Camembert, chanvre Marin-Jérosme Roux 1760, Malvoyé, chanvre Nicolas Le Coq 1760, garde juré Pierre Jullien 1760, Vimoutiers, blanchisseur et lin Philippe Guerre, garde juré Pierre Loutreuil, garde juré François Le Cours, Regnoüard, chanvre Henri Samin, Mesnil Bacley, chanvre Jérôme Chastel 1763, Vimoutiers, lin Robert Denis 1763, lin Jacques Louvet 1763, Ligneries, tisserand Pierre Lozé 1763, Ste Marguerite des Loges, lin François 1763, Vimoutiers, lin Louis Morand 1763, Ligneries, chanvre Christophe Duchesse 1764, Heurtevent Pierre Berthelot 1764, Vimoutiers, garde juré Pierre Ollivier 1764, Ligneries Louis Jouenne, 1765 Pierre Loutreuil 1765, lin Jean Dufour 1765, lin et chanvre Jean-Baptiste Renoult 1765, Livarot, lin Jean-Baptiste Manoury 1765, Ste Foy de Montgommery, lin Michel Lamy 1765, St Lomer, lin Jean Le Mesle 1765, Montormel, chanvre Nicolas Collas Gabriel Campé Pierre Réveillé 1770, Echauffour, chanvre Pierre Duchesne 1767, Heurtevent Jacques Roquette 1767, Bomprey François Guerre 1767, garde juré M.Châtel 1767, garde juré Jean-Baptiste Coessin François Masselin 1767, Vimoutiers, lin Jean Choppe 1767, Fouquerant, lin François-Eustache Jardin 1767, St Germain de Montgommery, lin Germain Moissy 1767, St Germain de Montgommery, lin Antoinne Touchet 1767, Ticheville, lin Adrien Dubois 1767, Livarot, lin Jean Chaumont 1767, La Brévière, lin Charles Peubrey 1767, Crouttes, lin Adrien-Charles Lardant 1767, Livarot, lin François-Jacques Guerré 1767, Vimoutiers, lin Pierre Grandval 1767, Camembert, lin Jacques-Constantin Corneville 1767, Ticheville, lin Pierre Ménil, aulneur, chanvre et grosse toile François Vigan 1768, Champosoult, chanvre Gérôme Chatel 1769 Jacques-Constantin Corneville 1770, toiles cretonnes Jacques du Chesne 1770, St Michel de Livet, garde juré Jean Coessin 1770, St Germain de Montgommery, garde juré Jacques Robillard 1770, Livarot, lin Jacques De Chesne, St Michel de Livet, lin Jean-Henry de La Bigne Jacques Corneville 1771 Jacques Hébert, lin Jean-Baptiste Delaunay 1771, lin Jean Sorel Le Breton, Coudehard Dubos, Coudehard Jacques Desvaux, chanvre Pierre Moisie, chanvre Autres gardes-jurés de 1738 à 1786 Jean Dufour Lesieur-Dulonchamp Loutreuil-Dutailly Beauprey de la Roquelle Jacques Hébert Jean Delisle Michel Pernelle Charles Aubert Jean Challes Eustache Boudin Nicolas Guérin Jacques Leroux Thomas Dupendant Autres Blanchisseurs Pierre Lelasseur, quartier de la Clausée De La Vende Delisle, La Fauvetière Dupré, Cour des Maignants Chevrel et Jacques-Colas Desrencontres, Les Clos-Tords Fontaine Laniel, La Gausselinaie Laniel, La Ribaudière Rault, les Tuileries Desvaux, Le Pont-Percé Thomas Mézières, Canapville Giraud, Pontchardon Cauvigny, Canardeau Lesieur-Bernardin, Les Clos-Tords Loutreuil-Dutailly, Tuileries Michel dit Lavarande, rue du Perré Thomas Mézières, La Fauvetière Greslebin, Les Clos Tords
F. Vaumesle 1740, Vimoutiers
Etienne Delahaye 1743, Camembert
Pierre Polin 1743, Crouttes
Pierre Demace 1743, Marmouillé
Jacques Robillard 1744, Mesnil Bacley
Pierre Dehave 1744, Vimoutiers
Robert Lapotaire 1748, St-Pierre la Rivière
Michel Chatel 1749, garde-jurés
Letourneur de Vaussery 1749, garde-jurés des toiles de lin
Jean Lesage 1749, Vimoutiers
Letourneur de Vaussery 1749, Vimoutiers
Eustache Hardy 1749, Vimoutiers
François Conard 1749, Crouttes, chanvre
François Lalizel 1750, Montormel, chanvre
Charles Dubois 1750,La Brévière
François Chop 1750, Fouqueran, chanvre
Pierre-Germain Delisle 1750, Vimoutiers
Pierre Jullien 1752, Vimoutiers, blanchisseur
Philippe Loutreuil 1752, Vimoutiers, chanvre
Thomas Le Drel 1753, Paroisse du château, chanvre
Pierre Gautry 1753, Paroisse du château, chanvre
Jacques-Constantin Corneuil 1754, Guerquesalles, lin
Pierre Castillon 1754, Louvagné, lin
Robert Guérin 1754, Guerquesalles, chanvre
Pierre Letourneur 1754, Vimoutiers, lin
Pierre-Germain Delisle 1754, Mesnil-Bacley, lin
Jean Beauvais 1754, Ste Marguerite de Viette, lin
Jean Dufour 1754, chanvre
Jean Lambert 1755, Chambois, chanvre
Jacques de La Roquelle 1755, Vimoutiers, lin
Etienne Lautour 1755, Ste Foy de Montgommery, chanvre
François Piquet 1755, St Pierre la Rivière, chanvre
François 1756, garde juré
Guillaume Monnier 1756, Mesnil Germain, lin
André Gentil 1756, lin et chanvre
Pierre Le Ferme 1756, Roiville, lin
Joseph Desvaux 1756, Vimoutiers, blanchisseur et Md
Guillaume Jouenne 1756, Ste Marguerite des Loges
Marin Rault 1756, Givray, chanvre
François du Coudray 1756, Malnoyé, chanvre
Jean Richer 1756, Osmont, lin
François Deshayes 1756, Ste Foy de Montgommery, lin
Nicolas Lecoq 1757, Vimoutiers, garde-juré
Adrian Lardant 1757, Livarot, garde-juré
Pierre Manoury 1757, Vimoutiers, chanvre
François Fournet 1757, Roiville, lin
Jean Gondouin 1757, La Chapelle Hte Grue, lin
Pierre Caly 1757, Ginay, chanvre
Jean Boule 1757, Notre Dame du Bois St Evroult, chanvre
Jean Morand 1758, Neauphes, chanvre
Jacques Le Coq 1758, Des Corches, chanvre
Louis Laisné 1758, Montfort, chanvre
Nicolas Lecoq 1758, Vimoutiers
François Leroy 1758, Camembert, chanvre
Marin-Jérosme Roux 1760, Malvoyé, chanvre
Nicolas Le Coq 1760, garde juré
Pierre Jullien 1760, Vimoutiers, blanchisseur et lin
Philippe Guerre, garde juré
Pierre Loutreuil, garde juré
François Le Cours, Regnoüard, chanvre
Henri Samin, Mesnil Bacley, chanvre
Jérôme Chastel 1763, Vimoutiers, lin
Robert Denis 1763, lin
Jacques Louvet 1763, Ligneries, tisserand
Pierre Lozé 1763, Ste Marguerite des Loges, lin
François 1763, Vimoutiers, lin
Louis Morand 1763, Ligneries, chanvre
Christophe Duchesse 1764, Heurtevent
Pierre Berthelot 1764, Vimoutiers, garde juré
Pierre Ollivier 1764, Ligneries
Louis Jouenne, 1765
Pierre Loutreuil 1765, lin
Jean Dufour 1765, lin et chanvre
Jean-Baptiste Renoult 1765, Livarot, lin
Jean-Baptiste Manoury 1765, Ste Foy de Montgommery, lin
Michel Lamy 1765, St Lomer, lin
Jean Le Mesle 1765, Montormel, chanvre
Nicolas Collas
Gabriel Campé
Pierre Réveillé 1770, Echauffour, chanvre
Pierre Duchesne 1767, Heurtevent
Jacques Roquette 1767, Bomprey
François Guerre 1767, garde juré
M.Châtel 1767, garde juré
Jean-Baptiste Coessin
François Masselin 1767, Vimoutiers, lin
Jean Choppe 1767, Fouquerant, lin
François-Eustache Jardin 1767, St Germain de Montgommery, lin
Germain Moissy 1767, St Germain de Montgommery, lin
Antoinne Touchet 1767, Ticheville, lin
Adrien Dubois 1767, Livarot, lin
Jean Chaumont 1767, La Brévière, lin
Charles Peubrey 1767, Crouttes, lin
Adrien-Charles Lardant 1767, Livarot, lin
François-Jacques Guerré 1767, Vimoutiers, lin
Pierre Grandval 1767, Camembert, lin
Jacques-Constantin Corneville 1767, Ticheville, lin
Pierre Ménil, aulneur, chanvre et grosse toile
François Vigan 1768, Champosoult, chanvre
Gérôme Chatel 1769
Jacques-Constantin Corneville 1770, toiles cretonnes
Jacques du Chesne 1770, St Michel de Livet, garde juré
Jean Coessin 1770, St Germain de Montgommery, garde juré
Jacques Robillard 1770, Livarot, lin
Jacques De Chesne, St Michel de Livet, lin
Jean-Henry de La Bigne
Jacques Corneville 1771
Jacques Hébert, lin
Jean-Baptiste Delaunay 1771, lin
Jean Sorel
Le Breton, Coudehard
Dubos, Coudehard
Jacques Desvaux, chanvre
Pierre Moisie, chanvre
Autres gardes-jurés de 1738 à 1786
Jean Dufour
Lesieur-Dulonchamp
Loutreuil-Dutailly
Beauprey de la Roquelle
Jacques Hébert
Jean Delisle
Michel Pernelle
Charles Aubert
Jean Challes
Eustache Boudin
Nicolas Guérin
Jacques Leroux
Thomas Dupendant
Autres Blanchisseurs
Pierre Lelasseur, quartier de la Clausée
De La Vende Delisle, La Fauvetière
Dupré, Cour des Maignants
Chevrel et Jacques-Colas Desrencontres, Les Clos-Tords
Fontaine Laniel, La Gausselinaie
Laniel, La Ribaudière
Rault, les Tuileries
Desvaux, Le Pont-Percé
Thomas Mézières, Canapville
Giraud, Pontchardon
Cauvigny, Canardeau
Lesieur-Bernardin, Les Clos-Tords
Loutreuil-Dutailly, Tuileries
Michel dit Lavarande, rue du Perré
Thomas Mézières, La Fauvetière
Greslebin, Les Clos Tords
Exhibitors - 1806 Paris
Mrs Ridel-Beaupré, Crouptes, Toiles, mention honorable
Mr P. Poussin, Vimoutiers, Toiles, mention honorable
Mr Jacques Hébert, Vimoutiers, Toiles, mention honorable
Exhibitors - 1819 Paris
François Ridel, Crouptes, toile cretonne, citation
Mr Lemeneur, Vimoutiers, toile cretonne, citation
Mr Yver, Vimoutiers, toile cretonne, citation
Delisle fils Germain, Vimoutiers, toile cretonne, citation
Mr Couture-Dubuisson, Vimoutiers, toile cretonne, citation
Mr Moulin, Vimoutiers, toile cretonne, citation
The above lists are not exhaustive and may be updated
The Cretonne, from here to beyond the seas : "smart", "soothing" and "cosy"
Plain linen coat
trimmed with cretonne, worn with a striped linen skirt :
"Paris Letter"
Madame de Mantaigu
May 1908 to
► McCall's Magazine
"Mme Roland opened a door on the right. "This is the bed-room", said she. She had devoted herself to its decoration with all her mother's love. The hangings were of Rouen cretonne imitating old Normandy chintz."
Guy de Maupassant, Pierre and Jean
"When she had gone upstairs again, her bedroom especially enchanted her. It had been hung with delicate rose-colored Louis XVI cretonne by an Orleans upholsterer. Dear me, yes! One ought to sleep jolly sound in such a room as that; why it was a real best bedroom!"
Emile Zola, Nana
"What he considered necessary was to cover all the furniture with cretonne, to put up curtains, to weed the garden, to make a little bridge on the pond, and to plant flowers."
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
What Girls can do
with cretonne
The Ladies'Home Journal, May 1908
Did you know :
The flax is the ancestor of textile fibers, its origins are traced back to 6000 years before Christ. Of divine spirit, it symbolizes purity. In old Egypt, slaves, enchained at feet, spun and wove the flax.
The flax spinning wheel was invented in 1530. AB
The cultures of agricultural or industrial hemp are called "chanvrières", but the historical word is a "chenevière", and in Oc Provencal language, "can(n)ebière" - from where the name of the famous Marseilles avenue : La Canebière.
cretonne : 19 years wedding anniversary
"A thatched cottage, a heart ... and a linen trousseau,
this is any modern girl's dream"
sic Lin Fleur Bleue 1930's
Sources:*translated from JB/B/AP/CG/JC/MC/AB : Jean Bard, Brion, A.Pernelle,C.Gautier, J.Chennebois, M.Campion, Alfred Bell
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