1890s boot in brown & pink Victorian dress with a pearly silver bodice

with a pearly silver bodice and an overlay of tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original

held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 1989

This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

a British dress from 1834-1836

This beaver

1890s boot in brown & pink Victorian dress with a pearly silver bodiceThese 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: Japanese paper, glass beads, and cotton floss on