Album Amicorum Silk Chiffon Scarf Poets Ghost Story from the November

Ghost Story from the November 5

15" in diameter and with its base stands 3

At the Trough from the July 13

and Two Roads (from “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost)

The Missing Link from the December 2

Album Amicorum Silk Chiffon Scarf Poets Ghost Story from the NovemberThe 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