#6717 $850
Silk lace rectangular shawl, early 20th century
Vintage accessories, like shawls, add a one-of-a-kind touch to any wardrobe. With its soft silky drape, this one is the perfect cover for bare shoulders.
The shawl features a complex floral design on a ground of fine tulle. The designer ingeniously uses a curvilinear band (composed of 3 rows) to tie together key visual elements. The scalloped borders are trimmed with applied picot edging.
The restriction of the palette to one color is a conscious artistic device to focus the viewer's attention on the shawl's design and texture. As in certain musical works, e.g., Ravel's Bolero, this aesthetic self-restraint is wholly successful in the design of this fine shawl.
The condition is excellent.
It measures 22" wide by 90" long.
