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Circa: 1950s-60s
Condition: Very Good
Size: 15" X 44" OBLONG
Type: Polyester Chiffon
Manufacturer: Vera Neumann
Vintage Vera Poly Chiffon Geometric Print Scarf 60-70s
There's no tag to help me out on dating this scarf, but since there is only the Vera signature and no ladybug, I would guess it to be after 1960. The gold and orange motif places it, in my estimation, in the late 60s, early 70s.
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The fabric is most likely polyester chiffon as she was experimenting with this newer fabric at that time.
This whimsical geometric pattern also helps to place it in a more "Mod" era and adds fun to any wardrobe piece.
The size is 15" X 44" oblong which makes it great for wearing in your hair or with coats, jackets, and sweaters to add a dash of color to accent your garment color.
This scarf is in very good condition, although there is a bit of darkening on one corner--although you have to hunt to find it! (The price reflects the small flaw). There are no holes,odors, tears or fraying.
Add it to your wardrobe and let the sun shine in!
*VERA NEUMANN (1910-1993)
What would one day become the vast Vera empire began humbly in the years immediately following the Second World War, in the New York City apartment the designer shared with her husband and business partner, George Neumann, son of a wealthy Viennese textile company owner. Vera, who had studied art and design at New York City's Cooper Union, transformed her kitchen table into a workstation where she silk-screened botanical motifs onto linen place mats.
A third partner in the budding enterprise, F. Werner Hamm, hand-delivered these early creations to the Fifth Avenue department store B. Altman. "I showed them to the buyer," Hamm recalled in 1972, during a presentation for "Vera: The Renaissance Woman," an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC. "He liked the new and fresh designs. In fact, he liked them so much the order almost floored us. How could we possibly deliver?"
But deliver the entrepreneurs did, and within a decade, Vera Neumann was well on her way to becoming a household name. Americans had never seen prints like these on their tables, and they couldn't get enough of them.
Responding to the strong public demand, the designer's offerings quickly expanded to include tablecloths, napkins and all manner of home accessories. Her own firm, the Vera Companies, produced linens, scarves and sportswear, while licensing agreements allowed her to develop dinnerware for Mikasa and Island Worcester, fabric and wallpaper for Schumacher and sheets for Burlington Industries.
Vera products of all sorts are being collected now by an enthusiastic public; some scarves being hung and treated as they began: small paintings. |
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