Raccoon in Pink & Gold Circles Penguin chosen to echo the silk

chosen to echo the silk velvet of the original

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Materials: Japanese papers

teacup and saucer from the 1950s or 1960s

Raccoon in Pink & Gold Circles Penguin chosen to echo the silkI 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,