Linen Napkin, Hôtel Particulier

Dinner for six on a Thursday, and then a stack of linen napkins goes down beside the plates and the whole table straightens up.

Le Jacquard Français wove this at Gérardmer in the Vosges. Jacquard damask, so the interlocking link pattern reads on both faces, matte one way and lit the other. 100% linen, 22 x 22 in, in Boiseries, a muted brown.

For the friend who cooks for eight. For the couple who just moved. For your mother.