100% Silk Scarf — Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC — Orange

American Tapestry — Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC Silk Scarf — Inspired by Emma Stebbins & Florence Vincent Robinson

This 100% silk charmeuse scarf is inspired by a circa-1901 postcard—now approximately 125 years old—depicting Bethesda Fountain in New York’s Central Park. Swipe to see the original postcard.

At its center is Angel of the Waters, the monumental bronze sculpture by American sculptor Emma Stebbins (1815–1882), unveiled in 1873. The commission was the first New York City public art commission awarded to a woman. The sculpture references the biblical Pool of Bethesda while also commemorating the arrival of fresh water to New York through the Croton Aqueduct. The postcard is held in the collection of the Mayflower Descendants Museum, founded by our creative director and founder, Cherie Behrens, who personally selects the historic works and objects that inspire American Tapestry and creates each design from them.

The postcard scene was created by American watercolorist Florence Vincent Robinson (1874–1937), known for landscapes, architectural views, and scenes inspired by her travels throughout Europe and North Africa. Robinson studied in Paris with French watercolorist Pierre Vignal and celebrated landscape painter Henri-Joseph Harpignies. Works by both Stebbins and Robinson are held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Stebbins was a New York-born artist who first trained as a painter, receiving instruction in oil painting from noted American portraitist Henry Inman before turning to sculpture and studying with Edward Augustus Brackett. She later spent years working in Rome, where she belonged to an extraordinary circle of American women sculptors that included Harriet Hosmer and Edmonia Lewis.

About American Tapestry 

American Tapestry, founded by Cherie Behrens, is a heritage-driven lifestyle house inspired by historic American art and artifacts—often more than a century old—translated into handbags, travel accessories, home décor, jewelry, glassware, games, furniture, textiles, and more. Every design is created by Cherie Behrens, drawing exclusively from the holdings of the Mayflower Descendants Museum, which she also founded.

Through these holdings, we follow the threads and stitches of America’s past—the unexpected connections among people, places, objects, and histories that together reveal an interwoven American tapestry. Our mission is simple: to bring historic American design, art, and artifacts forward into the present and into everyday life—making the invisible visible.

Connect with American Tapestry

Website: www.thehouseofamericantapestry.com
Instagram: @americantapestryofficial
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Product Information

Crafted from luxurious 12-momme silk charmeuse, the scarf has a beautifully fluid drape and a smooth, luminous finish, with a lustrous face and soft matte reverse. The silk is breathable and exceptionally soft against the skin. Each scarf is digitally printed using permanent reactive inks for rich, lasting color and finished with a delicate machine-rolled baby hem.

• 100% 12-momme silk charmeuse
• Printed, cut, and sewn in Montreal, Canada
• Digitally printed with permanent reactive inks for rich, vivid color
• Lustrous face with a soft matte reverse
• Fluid, elegant drape
• Delicate machine-rolled baby hem

Care: Machine wash in cold water with ¼ cup vinegar and 2 teaspoons salt. Use a full-water cycle; do not use an eco cycle. Machine dry on delicate or hang to dry. Iron on the silk setting. Do not bleach. Can be dry cleaned.