Vintage 1920s Clutch Purse Art Deco Metallic & Silk Embroidery Pocketbook WWII V Wings The skirt of the piece

The skirt of the piece flares out at the waist so that it falls in drapes - it is very wide at the bottom (note hemline measurement below)

Sleeves:        16 1/2

The tie features a geometric design in bronze brown

Sleeves: 25

Vintage 1920s Clutch Purse Art Deco Metallic & Silk Embroidery Pocketbook WWII V Wings The skirt of the pieceThis 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