Album Amicorum Silk Chiffon Scarf For the History Buff a Favrile leaded glass window

a Favrile leaded glass window created by the decorative artist Louis Comfort Tiffany

Length: 3-1/2"

The Call of the Wild

available with red or black logo

Vico and Language from the February 13

Album Amicorum Silk Chiffon Scarf For the History Buff a Favrile leaded glass windowThe lush yet delicate illustrations on this scarf are taken from pages in the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer (15781647), a German merchant, banker, diplomat, and art collector. Several dozen different flowers are depicted, surrounded by a border of seashells. An album amicorum, or friendship album, is the precursor of the modern autograph album, a collection of signatures of family, friends, or, in this case, royalty. Hainhofers register includes