1890s boot in mauve & gold Handbag Ancient and Modern

Ancient and Modern

The dress is made from chiyogami and other Japanese papers

Materials: Japanese papers

held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 1989

Materials: Nepalese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

1890s boot in mauve & gold Handbag Ancient and ModernThese 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