Rare gold lamé & roses shawl, c.1915-25. Made from rouge-pink silk, and densely woven throughout with pure gold lamé threads. The shawl is a highly collectible example, as rose motif and lame textiles, are both some of the most highly prized and coveted, and in this example it bears both!

 

Firey-orange roses with green swags, and with fine gold threads woven to rose motif! The shawl bears somewhat of an early deco influence, as noticeable in the manner in which the panels of brocade are woven to the silk—strict straight lines, instead of a free & flowing array of floral motifs, heavily popular in it's decade and of prior. Though the warm glow from the lamé & rich colours, are symbolic of an art noveau treasure!

 

It's edged with long, deep rose silk fringe, which is also strung with strands of gold lame threads! There is also lame used to wrap the fringe into tight bunches where applied to the edge of the shawl.

 

 

Measurements: 48" x 37", fringe measures an additional 16."

 

The condition is almost Excellent- there is the occassional small spot, but nothing that's immediately noticeable, and is only very minor.