1890s boot in bright blue with silver dots Bison with each edged in Japanese

with each edged in Japanese tissue to imitate the floating layers of the original

The design is based on a dress by Amy Linker

The skull is 5 inches tall

Affinities

The bottom of the dress is overlaid with matching Japanese tissue

1890s boot in bright blue with silver dots Bison with each edged in JapaneseThese tall button boots are from a late Victorian design sold by Jack Jacobus Ltd. in Great Britain. The original boot, dating from 1895 1900, is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 71. 202. 16). The boot is 4 inches tall, stitched 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: Japanese paper, glass beads, and cotton floss on