Victorian Corset in Blue Reeds Stitched Paper Anatomy Based on an American dress

Based on an American dress from the Wexler & Abraham [Wechsler & Abraham] department store in Brooklyn

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on an English day dress from 1835-1840

and oriental influences

and features gold flamingoes on a bright pink background

Victorian Corset in Blue Reeds Stitched Paper Anatomy Based on an American 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 1877 catalogue of New York store O. Jones. The corset is 3 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch watercolour paper,