Nastasiia's Girdle Book
This small girdle book (roughly 2.5 by 3.5 inches, not counting the tail) was made for Baroness Nastasiia Rosenzweig. It is designed for note-taking, so the interior pages are blank, except for a short inscription. Calligraphic parchment paper, edge painted with acrylic paint, sewn with linen thread onto leather thongs. Bound in 1/4-inch oak boards covered in alum-tawed leather with calf leather inlay, decorated with gold acrylic paint. Bosses are cast brass, created with the sandcasting method. The peg is filed from brass wire and the hasp is cut from sheet brass. The tail is finished with a Turk's Head knot. Completed in August 2007. |