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Saturday, March 26, 2011

More on THAT dress : Victorian-Era Dress, Made With 1,000 Beetle Wings





http://www.ecouterre.com/victorian-era-dress-made-from-1000-beetle-wings-restored-for-50000/?isalt=0


http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/cymraeg/w-global/w-news/w-latest_news/w-news-famous-beetle-wing-dress.htm


http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/mar/11/ellen-terry-beetlewing-gown-macbeth


Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=13110&searchid=11609&roomid=3712&tabview=work
Posted by Hermes at 6:00 AM
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's awesome. Thanks for posting it.

March 26, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Hermes said...

Its just amazing isn't it.

March 27, 2011 at 10:08 AM

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