Swan in simmering white Elephant Spring 1883)

Spring 1883)

as shown in the December 1926 issue of Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned ingold and silver starburst flowers on a lime green background

to imitate the look of a sheer dress with a slip

stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper

Swan in simmering white Elephant Spring 1883)This swan is based on an illustration of Der Schwan from Johann Daniel Meyers 1748 book Angenehmer Und Ntzlicher Zeit Vertreib Mit Betrachtung Curioser Vorstellungen Allerhand Kriechender, Fliegender Und Schwimmender, Auf Dem Land Und Im Wasser Sich Befindender Und Nhrender Thiere. In English, thats A pleasant and useful pastime, with the contemplation of curious ideas about all sorts of crawling, flying, and swimming animals, living and feeding on