1920s Assuit Scarf with Figures & Trees designer-suzy-perette Excellent condiiton

Excellent condiiton

Wonderful 1960s hostess gown done in a gold toned metallic green

Fine black silk net has been completely edged with a real metallic thread and a fine metal cording

Hips: to 22" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

There is the occasional sequin missing but nothing so bare as to detract

1920s Assuit Scarf with Figures & Trees designer-suzy-perette Excellent condiitonAssuit scarves were wildly popular in the 1920s as the craze for all things with an Egyptian slant ran rampant. It is a cotton mesh fabric that has tiny little squares of silver hammered thought he weave of the cotton to form the pattern. On this one the pattern is unusual in that it is very figural little stick figures, trees, buildings and birds are represented in the rows! These originate from the Assuit region of Egypt and have been produced since