Flamingo in Dark Pink Filigree Gallery The original dress is held

The original dress is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

accented with a lace collar

After a great deal of thought about how to best portray the way the underskirt was visible below and from behind the split front panel

The fringes hang loose from the body of the dress

Three narrow tiers of ruffles decorate the bottom of the dress

Flamingo in Dark Pink Filigree Gallery The original dress is heldBased 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