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in imitation of the scarf-like fabric of the original
One of the funniest things about old natural history illustrations are the number of animals that were obviously drawn from descriptions
But the book I found it in called it ‘Equus marinus monstrosus’
titled An Essay towards a Natural History of Serpents: In Two Parts
Nepalese paper in gold scallops on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny metallic and black glass beads
Monstrous Seahorse in Gold Dots on Purple Costume in imitation of the scarf-likeYou are probably looking at this creature and thinking, Judith, thats clearly a Hippocampus, and you would be correct! But the book I found it in called it Equus marinus monstrosus, which translates as Monstrous seahorse. And who can resist a name like that? The book is the delightfully named Monstrorum historia, or History of Monsters, by Ulisse Aldrovandi; it dates from 1642. My monstrous seahorse is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch
