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mudwerks: (via Lotte by Carlos Schwabe | Flickr)

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:48:32 -0400

mudwerks:

(via Lotte by Carlos Schwabe | Flickr)

Cape. 1912, French. House of Worth. Source: Met Museum.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:34 -0400

Cape. 1912, French.

House of Worth.

Source: Met Museum.

Sword Hilt: 1600 - 1625, England. “This basket-hilt of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:31 -0400

Sword Hilt: 1600 - 1625, England.

“This basket-hilt of blackened iron encrusted with silver is of a form known in the early 17th century as an ‘Irish’ hilt. At that period ‘Irish’ also meant the Highland Scots, who were celebrated for using a basket-hilted broadsword of similar type(…)”

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Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:20 -0400

venetians: . (par Víctor Salgado)

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:24 -0400

venetians:

. (par Víctor Salgado)

malformalady: All Blue Potatoes sliced up to make potato...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:24 -0400

malformalady:

All Blue Potatoes sliced up to make potato chips.

omgthatdress: Girl’s Dress 1885 The Museum of Fine Arts,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:14 -0400

omgthatdress:

Girl’s Dress

1885

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

mudwerks: (via Sir Lionel Lindsay | Flickr)

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:31 -0400

mudwerks:

(via Sir Lionel Lindsay | Flickr)

This masterpiece of Renaissance metalwork is signed on the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:48:30 -0400

This masterpiece of Renaissance metalwork is signed on the browplate by Filippo Negroli, whose embossed armor was praised by sixteenth-century writers as “miraculous” and deserving “immortal merit.” Formed of one plate of steel and patinated to look like bronze, the bowl is raised in high relief with motifs inspired by classical art. The graceful mermaidlike siren forming the helmet’s comb holds a grimacing head of Medusa by the hair. The sides of the helmet are covered with acanthus scrolls inhabited by putti, a motif ultimately derived from ancient Roman sculpture and wall paintings. (x)