Giraffe in Blue, White & Gold Elephant silk ribbon

silk ribbon

silk floss

The original dress is held by the Kyoto Costume Institute (accession AC9206 95-7)

Based on Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 2009

Giraffe in Blue, White & Gold Elephant silk ribbonBased on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from Histoire Naturelle Des Mammiferes : Avec Des Figures Originales, Coloriees, Dessinees D'apresdes Animaux Vivans. The giraffe 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 paper.