This vintage-style tea towel features Plumes, a beautifully detailed illustration of feathers drawn from classic natural history plates. Arranged with scientific care and artistic sensitivity, the design showcases an array of bird plumage — from soft down and patterned quills to vividly coloured ornamental feathers.
Rendered in gentle, timeworn tones, the artwork has the calm authority of a 19th-century reference illustration. Fine linework and subtle colour variation give the piece a quiet elegance, celebrating both the diversity of the natural world and the human impulse to observe, catalogue, and understand it.
Both practical and decorative, this tea towel brings a sense of order, curiosity, and natural beauty into the kitchen. It feels at once scholarly and serene, making it equally at home in a country kitchen, studio space, or nature-inspired interior.
Printed on 100% cotton and handmade in Britain by our small family business, each tea towel is carefully finished for everyday use while retaining the character and detail of the original artwork.
Details:
Vintage natural history illustration: Plumes
Inspired by 19th-century ornithological plates
100% cotton
Approx. 50 × 75 cm
Handmade in the UK
Hanging loop included
Machine washable at 40°C
Perfect for bird lovers, collectors of natural history imagery, and those drawn to calm, thoughtful design, this tea towel adds a quietly intelligent and timeless note to the everyday.