Victorian Corset in Gold & Navy Raccoon This darling little pinup dress

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned ingold and silver starburst flowers on a lime green background

It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

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It is made from black chiyogami (Japanese) paper that is accented with a pattern of gold twigs

the dress design is from Lord & Taylor's 'Dresses and Bonnets and Ribbons' (1870)

Victorian Corset in Gold & Navy Raccoon This darling little pinup dressI've always loved the look of a corset, whether it's the flat funnel shape of the Tudor and Georgian periods, or the exaggerated curves and nipped in waist of the Victorian era. Show your love for corsets with one cut from paper and hand embroidered, ready to frame and hang on your wall. This corset is based on a design from the 1893 1984 fall and winter catalogue of Boston store Jordan, Marsh & Co. The corset is 3 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7