Hawksbill Turtle in Blue & Silver Fronds 18th century dress Materials: Japanese & Korean papers

Materials: Japanese & Korean papers

The sleeves are in the ‘gigot’ or leg o’ mutton style coveted by Anne Shirley

The dress is made from chiyogami (Japanese paper) and is hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

Based on an American dress from the Wexler & Abraham [Wechsler & Abraham] department store in Brooklyn

Based on a variety of Empire and Regency dresses

Hawksbill Turtle in Blue & Silver Fronds 18th century dress Materials: Japanese & Korean papersHawksbill turtles are very serious creatures. They like to pontificate, and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles. Or older turtles. Any turtles, really. They are the professors of the turtle world. Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The turtle is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which