G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1161
February 9, 2013
This is going to be me for the next few days , So much snow!
This is going to be me for the next few days , So much snow!
The Ultimate Dandies by Karl Lagerfeld for Numero Homme
The Ultimate Dandies by Karl Lagerfeld for Numero Homme
indophilia:
Burgomaster chair
in the V&A Collection
The...
Burgomaster chairin the V&A Collection
The current name for this type of chair is ‘burgomaster’ (from the Dutch ‘burgemeester’). This name originated in the 19th century and suggests that chairs of this type were occupied by a person of rank. However, furniture makers in the Indian subcontinent and the East Indies made this type of chair from the 1600s onwards. In inventories from the Dutch East Indies and British India chairs of this design are simply called ‘round chairs’. They are listed both as single objects as well as in pairs and sets of four and six. This shows that they were not used to indicate rank. The seat is always caned and usually rotates, as in this example. This suggests that this type of chair was originally used as a barber’s chair (Dutch ‘scheerstoel’).
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71047/burgomaster-chair-unknown/
February 8, 2013
Top hat cat is not amused by the snow.
Top hat cat is not amused by the snow.
Soundtrack by Spiky here: The Ouroboros Cycle for my latest...
Soundtrack by Spiky here: The Ouroboros Cycle for my latest novel “The Ouroboros Cycle, Book One: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story” is now live go check it out I think it is wonderful.
