The Century Gallery
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thesilicontribesman:The Staffordshire Moorland Pan or Llam Pan is a 2nd century CE enamelled pan mad
Marilyn Monroe / in her dressing room at 20th Century-Fox, Century City, Los Angeles / photo by Earl
Couverture de “L’Estampe originale” (Album de clôture) = Cover for the last album of “L’Estampe orig
thegentlemanscloset:Red velvet breeches. French 1778. There is some nice detail in these photos, sho
history-of-fashion:1801 Nicolaes Muys - Portrait of Erdwin Adrianus de Jongh with his wife Theodora
the-evil-clergyman:Title Page for Act V, from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by W. Heath Ro
Neagoe Basarab, Prince of Wallachia (ruled 1512-1521) and his wife, Milica Despina; Below are their
Kings of Scotland and their consorts from the Seton Armorial an illuminated manuscript detailing the
vintageeveryday:Lovely snaps capture people with their cats over 100 years ago.
theladyintweed:Fayum Mummy Portraits, dating from around 30 BC to the mid 3rd century AD. The portra
Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Princess of Prussia by Anna Dorothea Therbusch,
therepublicofletters:The 15th Century Florentine version of “y’all’d’ve”
thegentlemanscloset:Yellow silk waistcoat, dating to the 1760s. Chinese silk used for export to West
Unusual elephant photography prop, 1890 |We need to give them back their future. When you like, foll
“Roman matrona at her toilette” from the thermal baths of Sidi Ghrib, Roman Carthage.Dat
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his wife Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg with their children, 182
thefugitivesaint:Workshop of Frans Snyders (1579-1657), ‘Still Life with Fighting Cats’, date unknow
themagicfarawayttree:Rollo led raids on Northern France in the 9th century. He and his Viking raider
thevictorianduchess:Still life with Blossoms Margaretha Roosenboom Oil on canvas c. 19th century
“A Lady of Hindoostan” i.e. India; Plate from Beau Monde, 1809. Could be an illustration
Sarah Bernhardt in “La Dame aux Camélias” by José Nin y Tudo, c. 1890
thegentlemanscloset:Men’s ring dating 1798-1800. High carat gold, seed pearls, and cobalt blue glass
ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi:1. Silent film actress Aileen Pringle, as Zara in “The Mystic”, costum
A Maenad from Thermae of Caracalla in Rome. Roman copy made in the time of Severus (c. 193-235 A.D.)
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