Extraordinary 1920s Embroidered Silk Fringe Piano Shawl designer-bonwit-teller It is all done by

It is all done by hand and has a slight raised 3D effect off

Empire Waist: 14-16" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

Yves utilized a common forties trick of a small padding just along the edge of the shoulder seam that helps give the shoulder cap a little lift

The top has a halter neck that leave the back bare

Extraordinary 1920s Embroidered Silk Fringe Piano Shawl designer-bonwit-teller It is all done byThis is a spectacular and huge embroidered silk Chinese export shawl from the twenties. The floral design is particularly bright and vivid on this one and those brilliant pops of color are perfectly offset by the black silk backdrop. It is a spectacular explosion of flowers, birds and butterflies done in a satin stitch. The colors are as vibrant as the day it was done. Very dramatic and so wearable you can use it as an evening cape or coat by adding a