1760s shoe in Florentine blues Hedgehog and silk floss on cotton

and silk floss on cotton paper

Beaded tassels shake and shimmy in these little gems of original boudoir art

and cotton floss on cotton papern

The dress features a gathered

and are based on an illustration from the 1911 The Americana

1760s shoe in Florentine blues Hedgehog and silk floss on cottonThis elegant woman's shoe is based on a design from the 1760s; the originals were of painted kid leather. Mine features a buckle in metallic paper, embellished with tiny acrylic rhinestones, each one carefully stitched on by hand. The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A 1891). The shoe is 3. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any