Vintage Caftan Beaded Peacock Kaftan with Sequins Size M Nina Ricci jacket The only wear visible is

The only wear visible is a bit of wear to the finish on the leather buttons

I am including the 2 silky floral brooches with rhinestone pistels that were on the jacket lapel when I purchased the suit

This is a vintage 50s wiggle dress made of a metallic gold  lamé fabric

It measures 17” square

they began to be mass produced on commercial knitting machines

Vintage Caftan Beaded Peacock Kaftan with Sequins Size M Nina Ricci jacket The only wear visible isThis is a wonderful vintage caftan that is silk screened, beaded and sequinned with a representation of a peacock the peacock was introduced to Egypt in the third century BC by the Ptolemaic Greeks and associated with immortality in ancient Egypt. In addition, the image is beaded with faux teardrop pearls. There are no labels in this vintage caftan but I believe that it is of Egyptian origin. It is difficult to date precisely, but I would think that