Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Arabesques & Birds Tudor and Elizabethan dress The green turtle may seem

The green turtle may seem morose

Frame is not included

of London ca

Three narrow tiers of ruffles decorate the bottom of the dress

whether it’s the leg o’ mutton or gigot sleeves of the late 1900s or the 1830s type featured here

Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Arabesques & Birds Tudor and Elizabethan dress The green turtle may seemHawksbill turtles are very serious creatures. They like to pontificate, and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles. Or older turtles. Any turtles, really. They are the professors of the turtle world. Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The turtle is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which