Humpback Whale in Pink with Silver Filigree Capybara The skirt and the edging

The skirt and the edging of the train are made from lilac Koubai Japanese paper

The original dress is made from ribbed ‘Ottoman’ fabric

held by the FIDM Museum (accession 2014

It is further subtitled Illustrated with Copper-Plates

and this stack comes from my china cabinet

Humpback Whale in Pink with Silver Filigree Capybara The skirt and the edgingBased on a 1903 illustration of the Hump Backed Whale (Megaptera boops) from British mammals; an attempt to describe and illustrate the mammalian fauna of the British islands from the commencement of the Pleistocene period down to the present day. The whale is 4. 75 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.