Hermes Cashmere and Silk 140 shawl featured in American Quilts designed by Aline Honore.
Featured in Noisette, Naturel and Vert colorway.
The design was inspired by a collection of 19th century quilts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in new York.
Beautiful and supple, the Hermes shawl is perfect for year round wear.
Signature hand rolled edge.
NEW or NEVER WORN
final sale
SCARF MEASURES:
140 cm
CONDITION:
NEW or NEVER WORN
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AMERICAN QUILTS
The Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is home to an extensive collection of American quilts.
Among them, Aline Honore found a series of 19th-century patchwork quilts featuring geometric patterns that inspired a striking scarf design.
Using fabric pieces cut into squares, triangles, and hexagons, American women transformed quilt-making into a true art form.
THE SCARF
The Hermes scarf, also called “le carre” (the square), debuted in 1937 exactly 100 years after the company was founded by Thierry Hermès. Since then each scarf has told a story in elaborate intricate designs from the whimsical to the harmonious. Hermes scarves evoke emotions from the equestrian to the universe and has been loved through the decades by a myriad of women throughout the world and are coveted and collected.
In 1987, with the creation of L’Annee du Feu D’Artifice, Hermes began to create a theme each year. Over 2000 designs have been created and takes two years to make from inception. Each scarf has about 30 colours and has to be individually screened. Along with limited editions and reprints of older designs in new colours, two collections of silk scarves and two collections of cashmere/silk blend scarves consisting of nine prints each are released every year.
Since Hermes scarves are so beautifully designed, often times they are framed and used as coveted artwork on walls.