Polar Bear in Red with Gold and Mauve Burlesque The draping skirt

The draping skirt

a British day dress from about 1862

The dress is six inches tall

This hand-stitched dress is based on a gown created by Augustabernard for Spring 1934

Polar Bear in Red with Gold and Mauve Burlesque The draping skirtBased on an 1804 illustration of Ursus Maritimus LOurs Polaire from La Menagerie Du Museum National D'histoire Naturelle Ou Description Et Histoire Des Animaux Qui Y Vivent Et Qui Y Ont Vecu. The polar bear is 4. 5 inches wide, 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