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littlemintcat · 18 hours
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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (formerly  Duchess of Södermanland) wearing her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia’s famous emerald set, 1914.
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littlemintcat · 2 days
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Tourmaline brooch, 1890s, St. Petersburg.
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1973
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littlemintcat · 4 days
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La Mode illustrée, no. 19, 9 mai 1897, Paris. Toilette de casino ou garden-party. Modèle de chez Mmes Coussinet-Piret, rue Richer, 43. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney
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littlemintcat · 5 days
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"Louis XIV's courtiers stood a better chance of gaining entry, although not all were cultured enough to appreciate what they saw. Saint-Simon reports with relish that the marquis de Gesvres, who told people that the various paintings of the Crucifixion, in fact by different hands, were the work of a single artist who signed himself 'Inri.'"
from Versailles: A Biography of a Palace by Tony Spawforth
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littlemintcat · 6 days
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By Loïs Mailou Jones. 1935. Source.
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Josephine Baker with her pet cheetah Chiquita, 1931.
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littlemintcat · 8 days
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Old Books with Cat, Barcelona, Photo by Francesc Català-Roca, 1953
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littlemintcat · 9 days
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Neoriceisgood's River and Lake fish.
My collection of river and lake friends! Have I done your fav?
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littlemintcat · 11 days
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littlemintcat · 12 days
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A grouper is examined by three kittens at Marineland in Florida, 1938. Photograph by Luis Marden, National Geographic
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littlemintcat · 13 days
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Max Kurzweil - Dame in Gelb (1899)
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littlemintcat · 14 days
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La Mode nationale, no. 13, 28 mars 1896, Paris. No. 14. — Groupe de toilettes demi-saison. Bibliothèque nationale de France
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littlemintcat · 15 days
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Earrings c. 1820-40 [x]
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littlemintcat · 16 days
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Evening dress. c. 1900. Kyoto Costume Institute.
I am so absolutely in love with this dress, I don't even know where to start. The colour, the embroidery, the sleeves, everything
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littlemintcat · 17 days
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Ball gown, 1900–1903. French. Silk.
The MET Museum
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