Green Parrot Tea Towel 2

$25.52

A green macaw depicted with the precision of eighteenth-century ornithological illustration — emerald green plumage with turquoise and blue gradations, red-blue tail, large celadon leaves and pale blue flowers on natural white linen. Cool botanical palette, complementary to Pappagallo 1. Pure linen: absorbent without streaking, naturally antibacterial, improves with every wash. Exclusive La Bottega di Casa design, 100% pure linen.

  • Dimensions: 55 × 75 cm -21″x 25″
  • Composition: 100%  linen
  • Design: Exclusive La Bottega di Casa
  • Finish: Hanging loop
  • Care: machine wash 40°C · no fabric softener · improves with washing
  • Brand : La Bottega di Casa

Pair with the Pappagallo 1 Tea Towel →

2 in stock

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Description

A green macaw in the stillness of a tropical garden.

Parrot 2 is the counterpart to Parrot 1 — the same naturalistic rigour, a completely different palette. Where the African grey brought warmth and contrast, the green macaw brings a range of cool, botanical colours that seem drawn from a herbarium of the Americas: emerald green, turquoise, midnight blue on the long wings, vermillion red on the tail and forehead. Around him, large celadon grey-green leaves and pale blue flowers on tall stems — the precision of a naturalist, the beauty of a painter.

On natural white linen, this design has the quality of a hand-coloured engraving from the great eighteenth-century ornithological collections — Buffon, Edwards, Levaillant. An everyday object that brings the beauty of natural history museums into the kitchen.

The Fabric

Linen — why it is the right fabric for a tea towel

Linen is not just the most beautiful fabric for a tea towel. It is the most suitable one, for concrete reasons.

It absorbs up to 20% of its weight in moisture without feeling wet — it dries glasses and dishes without leaving streaks or lint, something cotton or microfibre fabrics cannot match. It dries quickly, reducing residual moisture and odour. It is naturally antibacterial — linen fibres contain lignin, which inhibits bacterial growth even after repeated washing.

And it improves over time. Every wash softens the fibres without weakening them — after ten washes a linen tea towel is softer, more absorbent and more beautiful than when it was new. Cotton does the opposite: it stiffens, pills, loses colour.

The linen we use for our tea towels is selected from the finest European mills — 100% pure, with no synthetic treatments.

How to Use It

Hung on a kitchen hook, Grey Parrot 2 brings a cool, botanical palette — different from and complementary to Pappagallo 1. Hung together, the two tea towels create an ornithological composition that transforms the kitchen into a contemporary cabinet of curiosities. Separately, each works alone — but together they tell a larger story.

As a gift: wrapped with a ribbon, it is an original present for those who love nature, art, ornithology — or simply beautiful things that are also useful.

The Design

The green macaw is one of the most majestic birds of the rainforests of Central and South America. Its size, its layered plumage — green on the surface, blue and red in depth — and its long tail made it one of the most prized subjects of eighteenth-century European naturalists, who brought live specimens to court as diplomatic gifts of rare value.

In this design, the macaw is depicted on a slender branch, balanced between large celadon leaves and pale blue flowers — a composition with the logic of a naturalistic tableau: every element in its place, every colour in dialogue with the others. The green of the plumage and the celadon of the leaves create a near-monochromatic palette broken only by the red of the tail and the blue of the flowers — two notes of colour that keep the entire composition alive.

Why choose the Grey Parrot Tea Towel 2

— Exclusive La Bottega di Casa design — eighteenth-century ornithological illustration
— Cool botanical palette — complementary to Parrot 1
— 100% pure linen: the most absorbent, hygienic and durable fabric for the kitchen
— Improves with every wash — softer, more absorbent, more beautiful over time
— Paired with Parrot 1, creates a complete ornithological composition


Pair with the Pappagallo 1 Tea Towel →