Paul Barras Decorative Pillow

Paul Barras Decorative Pillow

Square 12" / Soft Velvet / Polyester Fiber
$105.45
Sale price  $105.45 Regular price 
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La Révolution · Paul Barras · Designer Cushion

Paul Barras Decorative Pillow

$105.45
Sale price  $105.45 Regular price 
Description

There is a particular discipline to the well-dressed room — the understanding that comfort and beauty are not opposing forces, that a considered textile on a sofa or reading chair communicates as clearly as any painting on the wall. The Paul Barras cushion cover begins with that idea: the portrait of one of the French Revolution’s most enduring survivors, printed at full fidelity across a heavyweight designer textile, bringing the particular quality of French academic portraiture into a domestic format.

Paul Barras survived the Terror, helped bring it to an end at Thermidor, and went on to become the most powerful of the five Directors who governed France between 1795 and 1799. He introduced Napoleon Bonaparte to Joséphine de Beauharnais. The portrait renders him in full Directory-era authority — the theatrical dress, the directness of the gaze, the ease of a man who had learned that political longevity requires a particular kind of confidence. On textile, against the back of a sofa or a reading chair, that confidence is still legible.

Built from a heavyweight designer textile selected for color integrity and durability. Four fabric options available at checkout. Six sizes from 12″×12″ to 24″×24″. Cushion pad sold separately.

Specification & Care

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Specifications

Construction: Heavyweight Designer Textile

Fabric Options: Four Curated Designer Fabrics, Select at Checkout

Closure: Full-Length Zip, Easy Cushion Insertion and Removal

Available Sizes: 12″×12″ · 16″×16″ · 20″×14″ · 20″×20″ · 22″×16″ · 24″×24″

Includes: Cushion Cover Only. Cushion Pad Sold Separately.

Care: Machine wash gently at 86°F (30°C). Tumble dry low. Iron on low heat. Remove pad before washing.

A Note from Jeff

I have spent a good portion of my life in French interiors — market halls, farmhouses, the back rooms of brocantes — and the thing that consistently strikes me about the French approach to domestic space is the absence of anxiety about it. A well-chosen textile on an aging sofa. A mismatched pair of cushions that somehow agree. The rooms I remember most were not decorated; they were inhabited.

Barras would have understood this perfectly. The man had a gift for occupying space with authority. This cushion cover has the same quality.

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