Conical black morel in purple & gold Costume dress the original illustration for this

the original illustration for this ‘Polupus’ is from Conrad Gessner’s ‘Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum’

an American dinner dress from 1877-1883

Hand-embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress

The chanterelles are based on an illustration from the 1911 The Americana

as it was in very poor condition

Conical black morel in purple & gold Costume dress the original illustration for thisThis conical black morel is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper, and is based on an illustration from Le Larousse Pour Tous; Nouveau Dictionnaire Encyclopedique (1909 1910). The mushroom 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 and cotton floss on cotton paper.