Sweater in Blue Filigree Men's jacket The dress is made from

The dress is made from a Japanese paper in blush

Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo marina viridis (Green Turtle) from ‘The Natural History of Carolina

with a pearly silver bodice and an overlay of tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original

If you look closely

The original shoe is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 1980

Sweater in Blue Filigree Men's jacket The dress is made fromEvery time I see leg o' mutton sleeves, I think of Anne Shirley and her longing for puffed sleeves. This sweater is based on a golf jersey design from the 1898 Spencer, Turner and Boldero, Ltd. Catalog. Can an you imagine playing golf in a corset and giant sleeves? The sweater is 3. 75 inches wide, 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