Acetate satin travel souvenir scarf, with machined turnings. White ground with ‘VOYAGES AU

Acetate satin travel souvenir scarf, with machined turnings. White ground with ‘VOYAGES AUTOUR DE PARIS’ and pictures of Paris with Eiffel Tower. Red border. Attached label '100% Acetate Made in Italy’. The Siddons Scarf Collection, donated by B.M. Barnard

Tiny little people and colourful blossom enliven these historic pictures of Paris. The writing, like the very elegant handwriting of the French, also makes it feel personal and gives a relatively static design, lightness, and movement.