Monstrous Seahorse in Silver & Black Hedgehog The statement sleeves are supported

The statement sleeves are supported by an inner layer of nylon crinoline

the dress also includes a tassel hanging from a trio of beads

The sleeveless

to echo the original French silk

which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size

Monstrous Seahorse in Silver & Black Hedgehog The statement sleeves are supportedYou are probably looking at this creature and thinking, Judith, thats clearly a Hippocampus, and you would be correct! But the book I found it in called it Equus marinus monstrosus, which translates as Monstrous seahorse. And who can resist a name like that? The book is the delightfully named Monstrorum historia, or History of Monsters, by Ulisse Aldrovandi; it dates from 1642. My monstrous seahorse is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch