Vintage 1920s Clutch Purse Art Deco Metallic & Silk Embroidery Pocketbook WWII V Wings long sleeves and a tie

long sleeves and a tie at the neckline

Sleeves:        16 1/2

Sleeves: 25

Laying the shoulders out straight

Vintage 1920s Clutch Purse Art Deco Metallic & Silk Embroidery Pocketbook WWII V Wings long sleeves and a tieThis is a fabulous 1920s era clutch or pocketbook purse featuring silk and metallic embroidery front and back. The design is rendered in the art deco style somewhat abstract, but I see flowers and even birds at the centre. The work is in a metallic gold thread that has taken on a dark patina, with the reddish colour being a mix of the metallic gold and red silk the centre of the oval shapes is in white silk. The embroidery is on a black silk base. The