Eastern Primose Neck and Head Scarf Pure Silk Twill 18momi

Long Collar Scarf/ Sethi Headscarf (30 x 150cm)
Printed with De Morgan's Eastern Primrose (SS Arabia) Primrose & Cartouche (Blue & White colour both sides)

• Long 30 x 150cm
• Mono Material – OEKO-TEX® 18momi Silk-Twill, rolled edges
• Printed with vegetable inks
• Dry Clean Only

A long collar and headscarf offering versatile elegance. Worn either untied, looped or as a head scarf, this is a stylish accessory or functional head covering. 10% (£5) of each net sale donated to the National Brain Appeal (raising funds for the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology)
This embodies fashion versatility, seamlessly transitioning from casual to formal, making a statement with flair and practicality. Super lightweight and folding down into less than 10cm square, it makes the perfect travel accessory.
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About the Artwork
The SS Arabia tile has been manipulated to “step and repeat”.

De Morgan used his mathematical skill to plan designs for single tiles that could be repeated horizontally, vertically, or rotated to create a range of patterns when installed. The patterns are particularly triumphant between 1889-1898 when he produced large scale architectural work with his new business partner, Halsey Ricardo (1854 – 1928), a newly formed partnership in 1888, sponsored by the two men's wives, Sophia De Morgan and Kate (Rendell) Ricardo.

T.E. Collcutt, the well-respected architect who was responsible for the P&O interiors, commissioned De Morgan & Co initially for six new luxury passenger liners – SS Arabia, SS China, SS Malta, SS Palawan, SS Persia and SS Sumatra. Commissions for the interiors of palatial yachts and for the installation of vast tile schemes were commercially important to De Morgan & Co.

This 9-inch tile depicts a primrose with three yellow flowers and symmetrical leaves in a blue and manganese floral cartouche. This tile was originally designed for use on the P&O ship S.S. Arabia.

SS ARABIA Eastern Primrose pattern is protected by UK Design Registration No. 6355844