Monstrous Seahorse in Pink, White, and Silver hippocampus memorable to all ages

memorable to all ages

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in 1950-1951

designed by Michele Clapton

Being an Edition of The Essentials of Anatomy

Japanese chiyogami paper in silver filigree on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny silver and black glass beads

Monstrous Seahorse in Pink, White, and Silver hippocampus memorable to all agesYou are probably looking at this creature and thinking, Judith, thats clearly a Hippocampus, and you would be correct! But the book I found it in called it Equus marinus monstrosus, which translates as Monstrous seahorse. And who can resist a name like that? The book is the delightfully named Monstrorum historia, or History of Monsters, by Ulisse Aldrovandi; it dates from 1642. My monstrous seahorse is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch