Polar Bear in Cream Leaves on Blue 1920s and 1930s dress This darling little pinup dress

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper in silver filigree on a bright pink background

Korean hanji tissue

glass beads and cotton floss on cotton paper

cotton floss

The original dress is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T

Polar Bear in Cream Leaves on Blue 1920s and 1930s dress This darling little pinup dressBased 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