G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1186
January 10, 2013
hominisaevum:
A seventeenth-century pomander and chain
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A seventeenth-century pomander and chain
A parcel-gilt silver pomander, made in Italy in the 16th century; features a niello inscription
Pomander, gold filigree, enclosing a ball of ambergris. 1600-1700
Gold and Silver Pomander, 16th Century
***Pomander - a ball made of perfumes, such as ambergris (whence the name),musk, or civet. The pomander was worn or carried in a vase, also known by the same name, as a protection against infection in times of pestilence or merely as a useful article to modify bad smells. The globular cases which contained the pomanders were hung from a neck-chain or belt, or attached to the girdle, and were usually perforated and made of gold or silver. Sometimes they contained several partitions, in each of which was placed a different perfume.
allcreatures:
A 2-week-old African elephant calf stands...
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A 2-week-old African elephant calf stands close by its mother, Mbali, at the Lowry Park Zoo on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. The calf is significant to the population because she introduces new DNA into the gene pool of elephants managed in North America.
Fitterer, Brendan | AP (via Day in Pictures - The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California)
January 9, 2013
londerlandshop:
Unknown artist. Man in frock coat. Oil on card....
Unknown artist. Man in frock coat. Oil on card. France ca.1830. Victoria and Albert Museum.
navyhistory:
On 14 November 1910, civilian Eugene Ely piloted...
On 14 November 1910, civilian Eugene Ely piloted the first aircraft to take-off from a ship, cruiser USS Birmingham (CL 2), at Hampton Roads, VA. He landed safely on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk, VA. NHHC image NH 77601.
January 8, 2013
questionableadvice:
~ Mackenzie’s Ten Thousand Receipts, In All...
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~ Mackenzie’s Ten Thousand Receipts, In All The Useful And Domestic Arts, by A Corps of Experts, 1867
