Elephant in turquoise & purple circles Rhinoceros Materials: Japanese paper and tissue

Materials: Japanese paper and tissue

The piece is based on an evening dress by ‘Thurn’ of New York and Paris

638&A-1964)

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a French evening dress designed by Paul Poiret between 1912-1914

Elephant in turquoise & purple circles Rhinoceros Materials: Japanese paper and tissueBased on an 1890 illustration of Afrikanische Elefant (African Elephant) from Meyers Konversations Lexikon: Eine Encyklopadie Des Allgemeinen Wissens. The elephant is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand 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 papers, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.