Vampire Bat in Purple Costume Or just grocery shopping

Or just grocery shopping

created around 1912-1913

overlaid with Korean tissue and accented with silver

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

an English gown from ca

Vampire Bat in Purple Costume Or just grocery shoppingIf you look closely, you'll see that this ferocious little vampire bat has teeny tiny stitched fangs. It is based on an 1811 illustration of the Vampire Bat from The Natural History of Quadrupeds, and Cetaceous Animals: : from the Works of the Best Authors, Antient and Modern, Embellished with Numerous Plates, Accurately Coloured from Nature; in Two Volumes. The bat is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,