1890s boot in pink & silver Burlesque summer 1890 catalogue

summer 1890 catalogue

I think of Anne Shirley and her longing for puffed sleeves

Based on a 1903 illustration of the Hump-Backed Whale (Megaptera boops) from ‘British mammals

with couched stitches and glass beads decorating the neckline and the bottom of the tabard

Materials: Korean and Japanese papers

1890s boot in pink & silver Burlesque summer 1890 catalogueThese tall button boots are from a late Victorian design sold by Jack Jacobus Ltd. in Great Britain. The original boot, dating from 1895 1900, is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 71. 202. 16). The boot is 4 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: Korean paper, glass beads, and cotton floss on