Vampire Bat in Wine Corset Japanese chiyogami paper in gold

Japanese chiyogami paper in gold diamonds on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny metallic and black glass beads

' published in London in 1789

The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A-1891)

3522) hold versions of this gown

The pouf of the gigot sleeves has travelled further down the wearer’s arms

Vampire Bat in Wine Corset Japanese chiyogami paper in goldIf you look closely, you'll see that this ferocious little vampire bat has teeny tiny stitched fangs. It is based on an 1811 illustration of the Vampire Bat from The Natural History of Quadrupeds, and Cetaceous Animals: : from the Works of the Best Authors, Antient and Modern, Embellished with Numerous Plates, Accurately Coloured from Nature; in Two Volumes. The bat is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,