Raccoon in Wine KCI held by the Metropolitan Museum

held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009

Tailormades were typically made of wool

Materials: Korean and Japanese paper

a thin paper with an embossed pattern of tiny flowers

More opulent silks were also replacing the fine cotton muslins

Raccoon in Wine KCI held by the Metropolitan MuseumI couldnt call myself a Torontonian if I didnt have a raccoon in my collection. It was surprisingly difficult to find a historic illustration of a raccoon that looked right, until I found this delightful (if slightly guilty looking) specimen in the 1918 book Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom. The raccoon is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,