EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with V-shaped motifs and zigzag scallop edge, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: sling side with motifs in oblique net stroke, also known as the 'Gravenmoerse lace'. The repetitive and symmetrical pattern consists of a V-shaped ...
EditorialTerracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 460?450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 14.5 in. (36.8 cm), Vases, Obverse, warrior and man, Reverse, Nike (the personification of victory) and youth. Individual cha...
EditorialTopsy Turvey, or our Antipodes, 1854. Refined English ladies in crinolines waiting on rough and unkempt gold prospectors in Australia during the Gold Rush. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from Punch?s Pocket Books, Bradbury...
EditorialWilliam Cameron, aka "Hawkie" was a famous Glasgow begger. Born in Stirling around 1790, a farmyard accident during childhood resulted in an injury to his leg, necessitating the use of crutches for the rest of his life. He was given a good education, a...
EditorialCihuateotl, 15th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, Overall: 26 x 17 1/4 x 17 in. (66.04 x 43.82 x 43.18 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This stone sculpture depicts a seated female figure wearing a plain skirt and a simple knotted belt. Her ...
EditorialView of Kensington Gardens, London, 1812, Watercolor over graphite, Overall: 4 x 5 1/2in. (10.2 x 14cm), Drawings, John Linnell (British, London 1792?1882 Redhill, Surrey), Compact, luminous, and intense, this unkempt view of Kensington Gardens is deli...
EditorialStamp, Monkey, 14th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Ceramic, Overall: 2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.08 x 6.35 cm), Ceramics-Implements, This ceramic stamp features the image of a monkey in profile with its arms splayed to either side of its head. Th...
EditorialTerracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 460?450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 14.5 in. (36.8 cm), Vases, Obverse, warrior and man, Reverse, Nike (the personification of victory) and youth. Individual cha...
EditorialTopsy Turvey, or our Antipodes, 1854. Refined English ladies in crinolines waiting on rough and unkempt gold prospectors in Australia during the Gold Rush. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from Punch?s Pocket Books, Bradbury...