24 cut-paper butterflies ; in wooden box 21 x 26 x 6 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The layers of paper for each moth or butterfly is sewn together using a bookbinder's pamphlet stitch. Each specimen is affixed to the bottom of the wooden box by way of an entomological pin. The paper for the butterflies is cut from envelopes bearing stamps and postmarks from around Great Britain.
Exhibition History:
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
Subject Terms:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Butterflies in art. | Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens. | Women in natural history.
Form/Genre:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Cut-paper works.