Flamingo in Turquoise Raccoon The original dress features brown

The original dress features brown silk charmeuse and is cut on the bias

The bottom of the dress is overlaid with matching Japanese tissue

Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature

organza ribbon

new synthetic dyes enabled the use of bold colours in delicate fabrics

Flamingo in Turquoise Raccoon The original dress features brownBased 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