Humpback Whale in Pink & Red Flowers on Silver 18th century dress with couched stitches and glass

with couched stitches and glass beads decorating the neckline and the bottom of the tabard

with silver tissue on the bodice and an overlay of Japanese tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original

with each edged in Japanese tissue to imitate the floating layers of the original

to echo the original French silk

with rayon floss adding shine to the strands of beads

Humpback Whale in Pink & Red Flowers on Silver 18th century dress with couched stitches and glassBased 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.