1890s boot in brown & pink Victorian dress a British dress from 1834-1836

a British dress from 1834-1836

This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

This hand-stitched green paper dress is based on the ‘Petal’ cocktail dress designed by British-born American designer Charles James in 1951

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Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from ‘The Natural History of Carolina

1890s boot in brown & pink Victorian dress a British dress from 1834-1836These tall button boots are from a late Victorian design sold by Jack Jacobus Ltd. in Great Britain. The original boot, dating from 1895 1900, is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 71. 202. 16). The boot is 4 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 beads, and cotton floss on