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Curious Ming Dynasty Hairpins in the shape of two shrimps. Found on a gilt silver hair cover excavated in a tomb in Shanghai. Exhibited at the Shanghai Museum of Art.
Done with my OT at work, and now I鈥檒l have a whole week off to refill the queue for a while. In the meantime please keep enjoying those dusty older posts I鈥檝e left behind.
Lorena Pugh is an award winning artist and illustrator, a graduate of Pratt Institute since 1980. Beauty and whimsy go hand in hand with her beautiful oil work.
The iron figural work done in this time period is so charming to me - and this one is pretty detailed for a small bug. I think its kind of quirky and cute! The wings are a simple hinge to open and the underside works as a striker for the matches you are intended to hold inside of it!
The inside of the wings say "JONES & MINICK MFG CO PITTSBURGH PA."
I think that hyper-specific themed furniture like gossip benches should make a comeback. Why pace around the house when you can sit and lean dreamily in a designated chatting chair? Of course, we are no longer tethered by chains of wired rotary phones anymore. I think the design of this is stunning - I love some good floral and contrast.
Hand-Painted Wooden Owl Box Purse
Box purses have always seemed clunky to me, but something about the big round eyes drew me in. The tree branches and tree trunk are nicely detailed and I enjoy that it continues onto the lid a little bit.
I suppose the benefit to a heftier handbag like this would be that you automatically have something to defend yourself with in the event of someone trying to steal the rest of your owl-themed merchandise (that you carry with you at all times). We all gotta have something.
"The Burgess Seashore Book For Children", Thornton W. Burgess, 1929
A charming classic edition of a book made to introduce children to the ecology of the coast with beautiful illustrations by W. H. Southwick and George Sutton and simple educational narratives by Burgess.