TheEbonSwan
@theebonswan.bsky.social
Historian, specializing in women and children in mid-19th century America. But mostly I'm here for the social scene. Snark and naughty words will be a given.
...anyway, Happy Imbolc, kids.
Artwork by Annabella Rerup.
Artwork by Annabella Rerup.
February 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
...anyway, Happy Imbolc, kids.
Artwork by Annabella Rerup.
Artwork by Annabella Rerup.
So this is Jitters. When he first came around you couldn't so much as look at him. He has since discovered attention and gooshy food, and now sweetly demands both. Now, please.
November 27, 2024 at 8:45 PM
So this is Jitters. When he first came around you couldn't so much as look at him. He has since discovered attention and gooshy food, and now sweetly demands both. Now, please.
That would make them SO MUCH COOLER.
November 21, 2024 at 7:45 PM
That would make them SO MUCH COOLER.
"Man'f Company Lambertville [New Jersey] Goodyear patent."
[Vulcanite] Brisé Cockade Fan (USA) ca. 1860s; drilled vulcanized rubber, silk ribbon; H x W (open): 34.3 x 24.4 cm (13 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Henry Woodward Haynes; 1951-106-3. Cooper-Hewitt.
#history #antiques
[Vulcanite] Brisé Cockade Fan (USA) ca. 1860s; drilled vulcanized rubber, silk ribbon; H x W (open): 34.3 x 24.4 cm (13 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Henry Woodward Haynes; 1951-106-3. Cooper-Hewitt.
#history #antiques
November 12, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Lemme grab my zills...
November 12, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Lemme grab my zills...
The Thanksgiving of 1865 featured several images of not only homecoming, but a return to normalcy now that the war was over.
Thanksgiving Day - Hanging up the Musket, 1865
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Wood engraving, purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1418
Cleveland Museum of Art
Thanksgiving Day - Hanging up the Musket, 1865
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Wood engraving, purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1418
Cleveland Museum of Art
November 12, 2024 at 1:32 AM
The Thanksgiving of 1865 featured several images of not only homecoming, but a return to normalcy now that the war was over.
Thanksgiving Day - Hanging up the Musket, 1865
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Wood engraving, purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1418
Cleveland Museum of Art
Thanksgiving Day - Hanging up the Musket, 1865
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Wood engraving, purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1418
Cleveland Museum of Art
Soirée de feux de Bengale au Vaux-Hall, Parc de Bruxelles
Petrus van Schendel - ca. 1864
Private collection
Painting - oil on canvas
Height: 69 cm (27.17 in.), Width: 99 cm (38.98 in.)
Image via the Athenaeum
Petrus van Schendel - ca. 1864
Private collection
Painting - oil on canvas
Height: 69 cm (27.17 in.), Width: 99 cm (38.98 in.)
Image via the Athenaeum
November 8, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Soirée de feux de Bengale au Vaux-Hall, Parc de Bruxelles
Petrus van Schendel - ca. 1864
Private collection
Painting - oil on canvas
Height: 69 cm (27.17 in.), Width: 99 cm (38.98 in.)
Image via the Athenaeum
Petrus van Schendel - ca. 1864
Private collection
Painting - oil on canvas
Height: 69 cm (27.17 in.), Width: 99 cm (38.98 in.)
Image via the Athenaeum