Emerald, Diamond, Silver and Gold Pendant Brooch, Circa 1840

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Woven, Not Printed: A Paisley Shawl from 19th Century Paris

Earlier this week, I was admiring the many beautiful printed designs on silk and rayon scarves offered up in the book Scarves. They were printed designs and for some reason when I saw this long shawl on 1st Dibs, I assumed it was printed too. How else could they have used so many colors in so many intricate patterns? The answer is a jacquard loom using 8 different colors. See the last image for the back side of this shawl where the non-dominant colored threads are hidden behind.

They date it to around 1860, so from the Second French Empire. Paisley patterns, borrowed from India, were already fashionable then. While we often see stoles of 6 feet in length and a foot and a half in width today, this one is a whopping size. Almost 5 feet wide and more than 10 feet long. So long that you wonder if anyone actually wore it-- I know I would feel swamped by it, even if it is indeed thin--or if it was used to drape over a sofa instead.

You can find it here: https://www.1stdibs.com/fashion/clothing/coats-outerwear/long-french-paisley-shawl-polychrome-center-circa-1860/id-v_6601412/

Movie Poster 2: inspired by the color composition and mixture of primary colors to emphasize subject

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Roberto Cavalli, 1970s

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1. Hiroshi Senju   Waterfall

2020

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2.Waterfall on Colors 2021 Ocula

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Ellen von Unwerth

Cat Whisperer

2012

Morganite, Diamond, Tsavorite Garnet and Fancy Colored Sapphire Cocktail Ring, Circa 1980's

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The Bird Hat: 1930s Evening Fun

This hat is so wonderfully whimsical that it announces the wearer is out for a good time. It would not be possible to wear such a hat and not have people strike up a conversation about it, along with many witty bird-related remarks.

1st Dibs dates it to the 1930s and details all the different materials used in making it up. The fabric of the hat is gold lamé, possibly stiffened with some sizing, which was then clearly draped over a stiff foundation of buckram so that all the soft swirls and folds would stay in place. Over the lame is copper netting. Perched on the hat is a hand-carved wooden bird with a translucent carved tail which they label as “calinoid” which means nothing to the Oxford English Dictionary, so maybe they mean some kind of early plastic? of which there were many? in any case, this bird sports a cascading tail of feathers which are dyed and then heated and shaped to curl ever so nicely around the back of the head and down around the chin. Just waiting for a pretty face to flatter.

This is one of those charming, playful evening hats which make my students sigh for the days when you could wear a hat out at night without feeling self-conscious about it. And yes, they literally sigh over these things. It was only in the late 1950s when big hair arrived and in the 1960s when all rules of dress formality got dumped by the young Baby Boomers that women’s hats disappeared from everyday life. Except for the Kentucky Derby and royal weddings.

You can find this one online here: https://www.1stdibs.com/fashion/accessories/hats/1930s-gold-lame-sculpted-perch-hat-bird-feather-accent/id-v_9575932/

Darren Jett Takes a Cinematic Approach to Interior Design - via www.1stdibs.com - INTROSPECTIVE MAGAZINE

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Although Dior's New Look silhouette continued to be immensely popular, by 1959, fashion was starting to swing the other way, giving rise to the sheath dress.

This silhouette is a lot harder to assign to one designer. Cristobal Balenciaga was famous for his "tube" suits, which inspired his protegée Hubert de Givenchy to make the trapeze dress of the 60s. However, Balenciaga worked with may silhouettes and the sheath dress was one adopted by many different designers.

Matching separates were popular in American department stores. They were easy, cute little outfits that always made you look put-together and you didn't have to worry too much about accessorizing.

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Hi. Math anon again. Hey you know the picture with all the other birds in it ? I researched some more. I'm pissed about it. In the pictures you can see a barn owl, pigeon, the peacocks (the white one in the back), and a macaw.

Barn owls sculpts are pretty expensive. Not as much as peacocks for obvious reasons, but on high end still. The one in the picture was in midflight position, which would add even more to its cost. From the sites I searched, they ranged from 500-800. Highest end was 800£, which roughly translates to 1,017 dollars. The closest one that matched up was this one, going for 700 dollars.

[Sauce: https://www.storetaxidermy.com/barn-owl-taxidermy-bird-mount-st7383.html]

Pigeon sculpt looks small, pretty common kind of bird. The grey head and fat neck suggest common pigeon, feral or wood. (the lighting makes it really hard to tell). Now, you'd think that due to how small pigeons are, they'd be cheaper, right ? WRONG. The loose feathers of their bodies make it really hard to make sculpts, meaning there's added cost depending on how good a job the artist does in not making the pigeon look like it's going to fall apart at any minute. Grade quality pigeon sculpts go for 700+, almost as much as the owl. And this one isn't posed !! For these guys, any price is fair game, but according to my sources, it'd be about 300 dollars.

The Taxidermy Macaw. That's a Blue gold macaw, barely posed, with what I *believe* is a pole. The average starts out at 1k+. And, if my sources are right, this could also be the same site sbe originally got the two peacocks from:

[https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/collectibles-curiosities/taxidermy/taxidermy-blue-gold-macaw/id-f_9053563/This one is 2.5k, and in my opinion looks pretty close to how its posed in the picture.]

[https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/collectibles-curiosities/taxidermy/taxidermy-blue-gold-macaw-mounted-on-branch/id-f_6585183/ There's also one for 1.4k.]

That's an average of 1,950k.

So vivziepop spent roughly 2.5k, with the Macaw weighing in for most of it. Peacocks were 6.4k, so the full collection must be 9,440 dollars. And for shits and giggles, lets add the small crocodilian skull from the back. That's around 100-500, but I'm willing to bet its about 200 due to the fact it's open. So actually 9.6k dollars on a bunch of dead animals. Indie animation is in GREAT hands guys

This, but it's Vivzie and her expensive bird mounts and instead of downloading her shows for free, it's giving her very gentle criticism.