The three-banded armadillo can roll up into a ball when threatened
the originals were of painted kid leather
Based on an 1890 illustration of Afrikanische Elefant (African Elephant) from ‘Meyers Konversations-Lexikon: Eine Encyklopädie Des Allgemeinen Wissens’
stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny glass beads
it is hand-stitched in cotton floss onto cold-pressed 100% cotton paper
Dress #087: Robe à la française in pink and cream filigree Edwardian dress The three-banded armadillo can rollThis frothy pink robe la franaise, with the overskirt pulled up a la Polonaise, is constructed with a filigree patterned chiyogami, to echo the original French silk, patterned in pink stripes and flowers. It is based on a Spanish gown from ca. 1775, held by LACMA (accession M. 2007. 211. 720a b). The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to