Victorian Corset in Silver Filigree on Bright Pink LACMA The handbag is 4

The handbag is 4

acrylic rhinestone

The original dress is held by the Kyoto Costume Institute (accession AC1000 78-30-14)

like many dresses from the 1930s

It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

Victorian Corset in Silver Filigree on Bright Pink LACMA The handbag is 4I've always loved the look of a corset, whether it's the flat funnel shape of the Tudor and Georgian periods, or the exaggerated curves and nipped in waist of the Victorian era. Show your love for corsets with one cut from paper and hand embroidered, ready to frame and hang on your wall. This corset is based on a design from the 1877 catalogue of New York store O. Jones. The corset is 3 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour