Flamingo in Purple Flowers Anteater The skirt and the edging

The skirt and the edging of the train are made from lilac Koubai Japanese paper

Celadon stitches stand in for the embroidered trim

Materials: Japanese papers

It’s styled to fit over a bustled skirt

Based on Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 2009

Flamingo in Purple Flowers Anteater The skirt and the edgingBased on an 1883 illustration of The Flamingo from Reptiles and Birds: A Popular Account of Their Various Orders, with a Description of the Habits and Economy of the Most Interesting. The flamingo is 4. 75 inches tall, 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 on cotton