1760s shoe in mauve and gold Rhinoceros The green turtle may seem

The green turtle may seem morose

glass beads stand in for the buttons on the bodice

After a great deal of thought about how to best portray the way the underskirt was visible below and from behind the split front panel

The teacups are a smidge over 3 inches tall

Ancient and Modern

1760s shoe in mauve and gold Rhinoceros The green turtle may seemThis elegant woman's shoe is based on a design from the 1760s; the originals were of painted kid leather. Mine features a buckle in metallic paper, embellished with tiny acrylic rhinestones, each one carefully stitched on by hand. The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A 1891). The shoe is 3. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any