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Textiles · Catalog HV6E7BJK
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805) · Camille Pernon & Cie (French) · late 1700s - early 1800s
France developed a thriving silk industry in Lyon with the goal of becoming the fashion center of Europe. Employment soared to some 20,000 workers by the time of the French Revolution in 1789. Designs changed annually, colors established new fashions, and spectacular silks were produced during the late 1700s. Philippe de Lasalle, trained as a painter by François Boucher, became the celebrated chief textile designer for Camille Pernon & Cie, purveyors to King Louis XVI (re
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