Assistance appreciated... Germaine LeComte Scarf

Rue_de_la_Paix said:
Lynee,

I do see a strong resemblance in the style. And that does look more like an H (as Nicole pointed out) than an M.

Lecomte opened her boutiques in 1947, and she represented Haute Coutre at the 1947 Cannes film Festival. Perhaps this scarf somehow ties in to that. It seems either a tribute to 300 years of fashion or perhaps her film costumes.
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Looking at the scarf... is there an event or film that rings a bell?
 
bycinbyhand said:
And what do you know about Henriette de Costier?
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I know nothing about her and I don't speak French, so you will have to use the name as a springboard for research. I do note, however, that she was the illustrator of THIS BOOK and if you flip through the pages of the book you will see her (partial) signature on the illustrations, as you can see below here. The "H" in her signature looks like the "H" on your scarf...
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lkranieri said:
I know nothing about her and I don't speak French, so you will have to use the name as a springboard for research. I do note, however, that she was the illustrator of THIS BOOK and if you flip through the pages of the book you will see her (partial) signature on the illustrations, as you can see below here. The "H" in her signature looks like the "H" on your scarf...
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Beautiful illustrations! Thank you for sharing!
 
lkranieri said:
I know nothing about her and I don't speak French, so you will have to use the name as a springboard for research. I do note, however, that she was the illustrator of THIS BOOK and if you flip through the pages of the book you will see her (partial) signature on the illustrations, as you can see below here. The "H" in her signature looks like the "H" on your scarf...
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Definitely see a similarity. ; ))
 
I haven't been able to find much more on Henriette de Costier on Google.fr either on her, except more listings of books she illustrated, ranging from the 1930s to the 50s. But I think there is something in her style of drawing in those childrens book illustration and on the scarf that looks similar... I would say it was her.
I couldn't find anything by way of period costumes in the movies Germain Lecomte did costumes for - at least according to IMDB. So maybe the scarf was just meant to be a kind of tribute to the history of fashion. What I did find out though was that Lecomte also participated in the Theatre de la Mode exhibition.
 
Midge said:
I haven't been able to find much more on Henriette de Costier on Google.fr either on her, except more listings of books she illustrated, ranging from the 1930s to the 50s. But I think there is something in her style of drawing in those childrens book illustration and on the scarf that looks similar... I would say it was her.
I couldn't find anything by way of period costumes in the movies Germain Lecomte did costumes for - at least according to IMDB. So maybe the scarf was just meant to be a kind of tribute to the history of fashion. What I did find out though was that Lecomte also participated in the Theatre de la Mode exhibition.
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Oh Midge... did you see this video!??!
 
I found a reference to Henriette de Costier handpainted scarves.

"One year, as I was preparing to set out for their house, I realized that I had gifts for all save Alma's mother, Madame Clayburgh, who had just returned from Europe and who would almost certainly have a gift for me. As I puzzled what I should do, I recalled that Henriette De Costier had sent me a few years before a box of several of her hand-painted silk scarves. A cursory inspection had shown that they were a bit too feminine for me to wear on the Andover campus so I had put them away without fully unwrapping them. I hastily took one from the box, still in its original tissue paper and wrapped it in Christmas paper as well. As I anticipated, Madame had a present for me, so I presented mine to her. She unwrapped the outer, then the inner paper, exclaimed at the beauty of the scarf then unfolded it fully and cried, "And my initials, too." My heart stopped for a moment, then I saw the A.C. which stood as well for Alma Clayburgh as for Alston Chase.

In this blog, towards the end of section 5, titled Quips, Cranks, and a Few Wanton Wiles http://www.pa59ers.com/library/Chase/time2-5.html

Alston Chase is the author of the blog. If Henriette De Costier was gifting Alston Chase handpainted scarves personalised with her initials, then I think this scarf was a gift to Germaine LeComte from Henriette, and that's why Germaine's name is there. It's a personalisation, and Germaine is the owner and recipient, rather than the creator, of the scarf.

Whaddya think?
 
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Leonardo da Vintage said:
I found a reference to Henriette de Costier handpainted scarves.

"One year, as I was preparing to set out for their house, I realized that I had gifts for all save Alma's mother, Madame Clayburgh, who had just returned from Europe and who would almost certainly have a gift for me. As I puzzled what I should do, I recalled that Henriette De Costier had sent me a few years before a box of several of her hand-painted silk scarves. A cursory inspection had shown that they were a bit too feminine for me to wear on the Andover campus so I had put them away without fully unwrapping them. I hastily took one from the box, still in its original tissue paper and wrapped it in Christmas paper as well. As I anticipated, Madame had a present for me, so I presented mine to her. She unwrapped the outer, then the inner paper, exclaimed at the beauty of the scarf then unfolded it fully and cried, "And my initials, too." My heart stopped for a moment, then I saw the A.C. which stood as well for Alma Clayburgh as for Alston Chase.

In this blog, towards the end of section 5, titled Quips, Cranks, and a Few Wanton Wiles http://www.pa59ers.com/library/Chase/time2-5.html

Alston Chase is the author of the blog. If Henriette De Costier was gifting Alston Chase handpainted scarves personalised with her initials, then I think this scarf was a gift to Germaine LeComte from Henriette, and that's why Germaine's name is there. It's a personalisation, and Germaine is the owner and recipient, rather than the creator, of the scarf.

Whaddya think?
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omg!!!! What year is this approx? Wow. How did you find this?!!
 
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