Dress #098: Victorian dress in black Seal overlaid with Korean tissue

overlaid with Korean tissue

as it has a rich depth and shine

The original dress is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009

James took inspiration from the late nineteenth century with swags of pale blue silk satin gathered at the front and back over a blue-green silk taffeta underskirt

in black and off-white

Dress #098: Victorian dress in black Seal overlaid with Korean tissueWhen I first saw this ca. 1885 travelling ensemble in an Augusta Auctions catalogue from 2024, I had two thoughts: This is the gothest thing Ive ever seen, and; Sadly, all that black on black wont translate well into stitched paper. I was correct about the first, but it turns out I was wrong about the second! The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any