Beaver in teal reeds Hippopotamus with tiny shell shapes standing

with tiny shell shapes standing in for the applique along the bottom of the dress

This conical black morel is hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

of Massachusetts and is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009

an English dress from ca

Charles James: Genius Deconstructed

Beaver in teal reeds Hippopotamus with tiny shell shapes standingWhats more Canadian than a beaver? Not much, youd think, what with it being our national animal and all. This beaver, however, is not Canadian; its a European beaver. But you probably cant tell, and neither can anyone else. If you dont tell, then neither will I. This bewhiskered beaver is made from orange and gold Nepalese paper and features a gold glass bead eye. It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from Die Saugthiere