Mardi Gras Treasures Jewelry of the Golden Age

Exquisite in design and craftsmanship, Mardi Gras jewelry, offered as favors by krewe members, arecherished gifts, proudly worn year after year by the lucky recipients. As iseverything related to Mardi Gras, these specially designed and crafted keepsakesare unique to the celebration and reveal the intricate detail observed incarrying out the annual tradition. Mardi Gras crowns, scepters, and mantels,designed exclusively for each krewe, dazzle with brilliant rhinestones and aretruly fit for a king. In the last of his series, Henri Schindler recounts thesplendor of the old-line krewes during the golden age of carnival (1870-1930)and the jewelry associated with them.Schindler, Henri is the author of 'Mardi Gras Treasures Jewelry of the Golden Age' with ISBN 9781565547254 and ISBN 156554725X.