1920s Vivid Embroidered Silk Piano Shawl designer-balenciaga There is one teeny nick

There is one teeny nick to the fabric on the top right shoulder and another pinhole on the top layer of the right cuff that does not go all the way through

I think the front was opened a bit but I love it that plunged so left it - it would be easy to tack together if you wanted a more modest look

I a tiered ruffle finished the top payer and a second tier with a paisley design sits underneath

Hips: to 23" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam

Sleeves: approx 14"

1920s Vivid Embroidered Silk Piano Shawl designer-balenciaga There is one teeny nickA spectacular and huge embroidered silk Chinese export shawl from the twenties. The floral design is particularly bright and vivid and offset by that black silk backdrop. The embroidered design of flowers is very beautiful and in a myriad of colors. Very dramatic and so wearable you can use it as an evening cape or coat by adding a well placed brooch or use it in your home as a show stopping accessory. The stitching appears to be primarily machine