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with little tiny heads
Materials: Korean and Japanese papers
The catalogue describes it as an “Embroidered French Gingham Dress Pattern
Based on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from ‘Histoire Naturelle Des Mammifères : Avec Des Figures Originales
Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo marina viridis (Green Turtle) from ‘The Natural History of Carolina
Dress #057: Late Victorian dinner dress in gold and bronze. 2018 FIT with little tiny headsThis hand stitched late Victorian paper gown is based on a dinner dress designed by the famed Charles Frederick Worth in ca. 1892. The body of the dress is made from Kiku gold Japanese paper overlaid with Seikaiha watermark tissue, while the sleeves are in a metallic Japanese paper in a purpled bronze shade, again with tissue overlays to imitate lace. The sleeves are in the gigot or leg o mutton style coveted by Anne Shirley. Hand embroidered lines
