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There are areas of shattering to the silk lining but it is clean and sound and will be wearable for many years before this would need to be addressed

Made of a grey silk tweed appearing fabric that has wonderful black braiding detailing

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1920s Assuit Scarf Figure & Arrow Pattern designer-janice-wainwright Bust: there are no trueAssuit 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 quite extensive and tightly spaced with rows of figures, arrows and art deco motif. These originate from the Assuit region of Egypt and have been produced since biblical times. You can