Extraordinary 1920s Silk Embroidered Piano Shawl designer-rudi-gernreich Closes with hook and &

Closes with hook and & eye at the back of the neck and a low painted metal zipper

The colors in this gown are amazing - they absolutely pop against the black background and are vivid and true

1300 rings

Bust: stretches 14-17" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

never mind piecing it together into the fabulous gown and coat that you see here - it is mind boggling

Extraordinary 1920s Silk Embroidered Piano Shawl designer-rudi-gernreich Closes with hook and &A spectacular and huge embroidered silk Chinese export shawl from the twenties. It is a spectacular explosion of vibrant color on an off white silk backdrop. The embroidered design of flowers is very beautiful and still very vivid. It is also very heavy the fringe and knot work on this one is particularly dense and well done so it makes for a very heavy pieces. It is dramatic and so wearable you can use it as an evening cape or coat by adding a well