Polar Bear in Turquoise & Black Burlesque Based on an American dress

Based on an American dress from the Wexler & Abraham [Wechsler & Abraham] department store in Brooklyn

created around 1912-1913

and is constructed out of the same fabric

the Victoria and Albert Museum holds over a hundred pieces from Miss Firbank’s wardrobe

The penguin is 4

Polar Bear in Turquoise & Black Burlesque Based on an American dressBased on an 1804 illustration of Ursus Maritimus LOurs Polaire from La Menagerie Du Museum National D'histoire Naturelle Ou Description Et Histoire Des Animaux Qui Y Vivent Et Qui Y Ont Vecu. The polar bear is 4. 5 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 on your wall. Materials: Japanese paper, glass bead, and cotton floss