Penguin in Blue and Silver Filigree Edwardian dress stands in for black cotton

stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny glass beads

a drape of fabric would allow a flash of the slip to peek through when the wearer was in motion

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American mourning dress from 1872-1874

while skirts had expanded into large bell shapes

the original is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T

Penguin in Blue and Silver Filigree Edwardian dress stands in for black cottonBased on a 1792 illustration of Pinguinaria patachonica (Penguin) from Musei Leveriani Explicatio, Anglica Et Latina. The penguin is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.