Dress #005.2: Robe à la française in pink and coral flowers on yellow Regency dress Based on an 1804 illustration

Based on an 1804 illustration of Ursus Maritimus / L’Ours Polaire from ‘La Ménagerie Du Muséum National D'histoire Naturelle Ou Description Et Histoire Des Animaux Qui Y Vivent Et Qui Y Ont Vécu’

It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

The only reason I don’t have a pet hedgehog is because then I’d have to keep mealworms around

Marsh & Co

accession 2009

Dress #005.2: Robe à la française in pink and coral flowers on yellow Regency dress Based on an 1804 illustrationThe dress is made from chiyogami (Japanese paper), and is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The design is based on an English gown from the 1760s, held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 700 1864); the style is known as a robe la franaise. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall.