Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Arabesques & Birds Capybara overlaid with Japanese tissue and

overlaid with Japanese tissue and accented with silver

The fringes are simulated with Mizutama watermark tissue

at one of the lavish parties thrown by Jay Gatsby

Based on Victoria & Albert Museum accession 700-1864

Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Arabesques & Birds Capybara overlaid with Japanese tissue andHawksbill turtles are very serious creatures. They like to pontificate, and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles. Or older turtles. Any turtles, really. They are the professors of the turtle world. Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The turtle is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which