Dress #105: Regency dress in pink Vampire bat Based on a 1792 illustration

Based on a 1792 illustration of Pinguinaria patachonica (Penguin) from ‘Musei Leveriani Explicatio

The newly abbreviated length of dresses in the 1920s was perfect for dancing the Charleston with Daisy Buchanan at one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties

stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper

It’s hard to resist a giant sleeve

Dress #105: Regency dress in pink Vampire bat Based on a 1792 illustrationThis hand stitched paper dress is based on Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession 64 676a f, an American dress from the early 19th century. The original is made of red violet silk satin, with pinkish brown piping along the neckline, armscyes, and bow. 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.