Assuit Shawl, 1920s #abendkleid Only minimal

Only minimal

handcrafted contrast to the printed cotton

The shoes are very well preserved

The antique dress comes from the Valentine Museum

The top of the collar requires only a few stitches to secure it

Assuit Shawl, 1920s #abendkleid Only minimalIn the 1920s, travel to Egypt had become very fashionable. The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 triggered a "travel wave." It suddenly became fashionable to have been to Egypt. The pattern of the Assuit or Assiut shawls is a pattern from this North African country on the Nile. Assiut is a city in central Egypt. Assuit shawls quickly became a status symbol of wealth and prosperity. The fabric of this beautiful shawl is made of light colored