Dress #008: Robe à la française in gold and turquoise: front view. 2014 Edwardian dress It is based on a

It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

What’s more Canadian than a beaver

The fringes hang loose from the body of the dress

from the November 1908 issue of Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme

Dress #008: Robe à la française in gold and turquoise: front view. 2014 Edwardian dress It is based on aBased on Victoria & Albert Museum accession T. 163 1964, a French gown from the 1770s. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 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: Chiyogami, Japanese tissue, and cotton floss on cotton paper