Tag: embellishment

Best-of-the-First-Year: The Carandini ladies,

Best-of-the-First-Year: The Carandini ladies,

one of Australia’s first opera performing families, ca. 1875 / photographer Charles Hewitt (attributed) Format: Hand-coloured cabinet photograph Notes: For biographical information, see: Civilising the colonies : ...

 

whispering tongues

whispering tongues

The tiny rounded charm on this necklace is a Tudor period button, about 500 years old. I'm starting to work with my artifacts now and ...

 

Egypt: Palm capital with colored glass mosaic, Tell-el, Amarna.

Egypt: Palm capital with colored glass mosaic, Tell-el, Amarna.

Early 1900 Egypt - Palm capital with colored glass mosaic, Tell-el, Amarna. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection (S03_06_01_018 image 2395). link

 

The Carandini ladies, one of Australia’s first opera performing families, ca. 1875 / photographer Charles Hewitt (attributed)

The Carandini ladies, one of Australia’s first opera performing families, ca. 1875 / photographer Charles Hewitt (attributed)

Format: Hand-coloured cabinet photograph Notes: For biographical information, see: Civilising the colonies : pioneering opera in Australia / Alison Gyger. Sydney : Opera-Opera (Pelinor), 1999 acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=421670 acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the ...