The Glass Swan Silk Ribbon Small The Rabbits And The Elephant This design features several references

This design features several references to fraktur folk art including the amalgam of Saguaro and other cacti species growing on each side of the central frame

The waistcoat fastens with gunmetal snaps flanked by a turn-back detail

Ring a Ring o’ Roses is a sweet and cheerful poesy believed to have been written about The Black Death which swept London in the 14th century

It features a magnificent clouded leopard filling the centre of the design

symbolising the blood and flesh of Christ and illustrated in the fashion of Schreiber’s illuminated manuscripts

The Glass Swan Silk Ribbon Small The Rabbits And The Elephant This design features several referencesThe Glass Swan was inspired by Italian Renaissance paintings and cultural events, alongside beliefs and attitudes of the era; the dichotomy of idealism versus naturalism opening a portal to landscapes of fantasy; a New World. Bubbles were employed within Italian Renaissance art as a metaphor or philosophical allegory for the immaculate conception, for light passes through them without causing harm. Jewellery of pearls denotes purity, preciousness and