This elegant marine life tea towel features Mollusques, a celebrated natural history illustration by Adolphe Millot, the renowned 19th-century French naturalist and illustrator. Originally created as an educational scientific plate, the artwork presents a richly detailed study of marine organisms, including molluscs, shells, crustaceans, echinoderms, jellyfish, corals, and other sea life.
Millot’s work is admired for its clarity, balance, and visual beauty, combining scientific accuracy with decorative refinement. The illustration’s carefully arranged specimens and softly aged tones reflect the golden age of natural history publishing, making this Adolphe Millot tea towel both informative and visually striking.
Printed in full detail on a warm neutral ground, this Mollusques tea towel brings a sense of museum-quality craftsmanship to the kitchen. It works equally well as a practical household item or as decorative coastal homeware, appealing to collectors of vintage prints, lovers of marine biology, and admirers of classic scientific illustration.
Handmade in Britain by our small family business, this natural history tea towel is designed to be durable, absorbent, and long-lasting, while preserving the fine linework and colour of the original artwork.
Details:
Artwork: Mollusques by Adolphe Millot
Vintage marine life & mollusc illustration
Natural history tea towel inspired by 19th-century scientific plates
Features shells, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms & sea creatures
100% cotton tea towel
Approx. 50 × 75 cm
Handmade in the UK
Hanging loop included
Machine washable at 40°C
Ideal as a museum-style tea towel, coastal kitchen accessory, or gift for art and marine life lovers, this piece pairs beautifully with our fish and lobster designs and celebrates the enduring beauty of classic scientific illustration.