Title:Per Astra Ad Astra (Through the Stars to the Stars)
Artist:Sandra Laroche
Year(s) of issue:2009
Condition:
Excellent pre-owned condition with no imperfections of any sort. Hems remain nicely plump, silk is still crisp to the touch and drapes beautifully.
Care Tag:Attached
Measurements:Approx. 35" x 35" (90cm x 90cm)
Material:100% Silk twill
DESIGN HISTORY (From Hermes Carre Stories):
"The carrè 'Per Astra ad Astra' -- 'Through the stars to the stars' -- has been drawn from the epic by Jean Françoise de Galaup, Count de la Perouse. Ordered by the king in 1785 to oversee a scientific and commercial expedition, his frigates, 'Astrolabe' and 'Boussole', were both shipwrecked in the archipelago of Santa Cruz in Oceania. The carrè portrays a compass dial with ribbons and floral garlands, such as depicted in the 18th Century. Surrounding the portraits of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are French officers trading with the locals, while botanists study the nature... Oh so many scenes inspired by the log book, a part of which was brought back to Versailles."