#1747 $1,100
Deco cut-velvet shawl, c.1920
This exuberant Deco design is a celebration of color and graphic design! Textile designs of the early 20th century drew inspiration from a variety of sources, most notably Fauvism, where vivid colors and simple flattened shapes are the dominant motifs. This shawl also displays the bold, innovative use of color often seen in the work of Paul Poiret, the great interpreter of Orientalism to high fashion.
The shawl features a bold Deco pattern of velvet in brilliant shades of persimmon and cerulean blue, which is cut to a ground of muted salmon silk chiffon. The asymmetrical design gives you a choice of pattern, depending on how you fold the shawl. The shawl is finished with a wide border of hand-knotted silk fringe.
So versatile! Wear the shawl to make a dramatic entrance or drape it over your couch.
The condition is excellent. I could not find any flaws.
The total measurement is 98" square, which includes a 25" wide border of fringe all around.
