Dragonfly Empress Hobo – Purple
                
                  Dragonflies surrounded by irises on this Empress Hobo. The illustrations on this bag were influenced by early 20th century art nouveau designs and the wetlands. 
                  
                
              
              
              
                  
              
            At a time when few women were educated or travelled naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian made history with her studies of insects in Surinam.