France, mid-to-late 19th century. Compagnons du... Lot 76

France, mid-to-late 19th century. Compagnons du devoir, beautiful set of five scarves, souvenir of the Sainte Baume and Saint Maximin pilgrimage. In embossed silk with historiated decor of Christian inspiration and pastoral scenes, some bearing mottos on banners "NOLI METAN CERF" and "IHS", the ends fringed with silk. The scarves come in five different colors: - Green with white edging. - Red with white edging. - Blue with white edging. - One white with red edging. - One black with white edging. Three are stamped "SOUVENIR DE LA SAINTE BAUME & DE SAINT MAXIMIN - AUDEBAUD - PERE DES COMPAGNONS DD" and "LA SAINTE BAUME - F.H". They come in their original cylindrical tin-plated iron storage box. Scarf size 2 m x 10 cm. (Wear and minor wear, stains, outside of storage box oxidized. Fairly good condition).