Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Greens Rhinoceros Antient and Modern

Antient and Modern

with a Description of the Habits and Economy of the Most Interesting’

Stitched lines highlight the lines and folds of the dress

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

with little tiny heads

Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Greens Rhinoceros Antient and ModernHawksbill turtles are very serious creatures. They like to pontificate, and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles. Or older turtles. Any turtles, really. They are the professors of the turtle world. Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The turtle is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which