Brain in blue & gold Italian filigree Catalogue Based on a 1774 illustration

Based on a 1774 illustration of Dasypus tricinctus (Brazilian three-banded armadillo)’ from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles

The brain is 6 inches wide

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

each cut out separately and stitched

Brain in blue & gold Italian filigree Catalogue Based on a 1774 illustrationThis brain is based on a 1918 illustration titled Scheme showing the connections of the several parts of the brain from Henry Grays Anatomy of the Human Body The brain is 6 inches wide, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Italian paper and cotton floss on cotton paper.