Antique Assuit 1920s Silver Embroidered Shawl

Antique Assuit 1920s Egyptain Metal Shawl

'Assuit' or 'Tulle-bi-telli' is a soft cotton netting fabric embroidered with silver metalwork. The patterns formed by this embroidery include geometric figures as well as plants, birds, people and camels. 

Part of the beauty of these shawls is the wonderful drape produced due to their weight.

These shawls were popular alongside Fortuny's Delphos dress with the wealthy and famous in the 1920s. They can also be seen worn in films of the era -such as by Hedy Lamarr as Delilah in Cecille B Demille's Samson and Delilah. More recently an assuit textile was used by Jean Paul Gaultier 

Fabric composition black cotton tulle with silver metalwork.

Measurements 80cm x 247cm

Condition excellent!

Reference images 1 Egyptian actress and dancer Taheya Carioca wearing Assuit  2  Hedy Lamarr in “Samson and Delilah”3 Jean Paul Gaultier using assuit textile on the catwalk

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