Hawksbill Turtle in Gold & Purple Elephant Based on a 1792 illustration

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

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This hand-stitched paper Edwardian dress is made from pale pink Japanese paper

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

Hawksbill Turtle in Gold & Purple Elephant Based on a 1792 illustrationHawksbill turtles are very serious creatures. They like to pontificate, and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles. Or older turtles. Any turtles, really. They are the professors of the turtle world. Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The turtle is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which