Penguin in Blue and Silver Filigree Edwardian dress and accented with glass beads

and accented with glass beads

as waists dropped and sleeves and skirts filled out

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American mourning dress from 1872-1874

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a French evening dress designed by Paul Poiret between 1912-1914

Penguin in Blue and Silver Filigree Edwardian dress and accented with glass beadsBased on a 1792 illustration of Pinguinaria patachonica (Penguin) from Musei Leveriani Explicatio, Anglica Et Latina. The penguin 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.