Octopus in Aqua with Flowers Capybara Rich black Nepalese paper is

Rich black Nepalese paper is trimmed with bronze Japanese paper and accented with glass beads

an American dress from 1825-1830

Tailormades were typically made of wool

the dress design is from Lord & Taylor's 'Dresses and Bonnets and Ribbons' (1870)

which is why it appears to stick straight out at the back

Octopus in Aqua with Flowers Capybara Rich black Nepalese paper isSometimes you need to go back to 1560 to find the right octopus; the original illustration for this Polupus is from Conrad Gessners Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum. The octopus is 6 inches across, stitched by hand on 8x10 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, hand trimmed sequins, and cotton