Vintage 1920s Clutch Purse Art Deco Metallic & Silk Embroidery Pocketbook WWII V Wings he started up his umbrella

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Sleeves: 25

A good dry cleaner should be able to bleach this out

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Vintage 1920s Clutch Purse Art Deco Metallic & Silk Embroidery Pocketbook WWII V Wings he started up his umbrellaThis 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