Elephant in bronze on yellow Catalogue dating from 1895-1900

dating from 1895-1900

held by the Museum at FIT (accession P85

The dress is made from chiyogami (Japanese paper) and is hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

created around 1912-1913

Elephant in bronze on yellow Catalogue dating from 1895-1900Based on an 1890 illustration of Afrikanische Elefant (African Elephant) from Meyers Konversations Lexikon: Eine Encyklopadie Des Allgemeinen Wissens. The elephant is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand 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: Korean & Japanese papers, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.