Raccoon in Gold Filigree on Purple Hillwood or Common Hedgehog) from ‘Die

or Common Hedgehog) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

The original dress is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession CIRC

is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 71

with white edge binding and trim

Raccoon in Gold Filigree on Purple Hillwood or Common Hedgehog) from ‘DieI 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,