Swan in white with pale coloured fibres Beard & Moustache Based on an 1838 illustration

Based on an 1838 illustration of the Common Seal from William A MacGillivray’s A History of British Quadrupeds

Chicago History Museum

and features bloomers

The chanterelles are hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

Swan in white with pale coloured fibres Beard & Moustache Based on an 1838 illustrationThis 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