Raccoon in Red & Copper Men's jacket held by the McCord Museum

held by the McCord Museum (accession M982

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This Edwardian dress is made from shimmering lilac Japanese chiyogami paper

When I first saw this ca

with pale blue Mizutama watermark tissue laid over a pale shimmering green to imitate the silk of the original dress

Raccoon in Red & Copper Men's jacket held by the McCord MuseumI couldnt call myself a Torontonian if I didnt have a raccoon in my collection. It was surprisingly difficult to find a historic illustration of a raccoon that looked right, until I found this delightful (if slightly guilty looking) specimen in the 1918 book Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom. The raccoon is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,