#19th century

[steampunktendencies]

Old Pencil Sharpener in Action

[the-evil-clergyman]

Leda and the Swan by Jean-Baptiste Paul Lazerges (1879)

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Evening Ensemble.

Designer: Auguste Poussineau and Emile; Brand: Maison Félix

Date : 1893-1895

Medium: Silk brocade, velvet, chiffon, chenille & glass beads.

[ltwilliammowett]

Untitled, by Wieslaw Wilk (1954-)

[7pleiades7]

Portrait of a Lady in White Dress (1880) by Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859-1933)

[bloodstainedblouse]

19th century double-edge sword

[historical-fashion-polls]

*the "time of charles viii" is also the late 15th century, it's just not written explicitly on the original plate

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Scent Bottle.

Place of origin: Bohemia, Czech Republic

Date: ca. 1830-1850

Medium: Glass, Gilt metal

[isabelle-primrose]

Albaydé by Alexandre Cabanel, 1848

[sgiandubh]

Sunday sounds - there is something about Europe

Today, there's something about Europe, on this page. Since Thursday (with the Dutch) and until tonight, it's Vote Day for the EU Parliament, and also local elections in my country.

EU's official anthem is Beethoven's Ode to Joy since 1985, and how could it be otherwise, after the terrible Jahr Null/Year Zero great reset, in the wake of the Allied Victory in World War II? It was chosen to convey a strong message about transcontinental reconciliation and hope for a still captive Eastern Bloc. As such, it is played along our national anthems at each and every National Day reception organized by a Member State and at each and every big protocol function. Sometimes, sounds do tell more about a collective will and way, than politicians or newspapers.

The EU not yet federal, but supranational system is often criticized by the citizens. It is perceived as arcane and removed from their daily life and reality. As a decent connoisseur of the BTS side of things, for more than twenty years, I can honestly say it is half earned and half the result of consistently ineffective, even imbecile PR. But as we are further exposed to the war in Ukraine, the raise of Fascism and the global tensions of this very peculiar year, people went to vote since the early morning hours, on a very hot, early summer day. Nothing better than fear to raise awareness.

There is power in numbers, as the annual performance of Beethoven's Ninth, featuring 10.000 volunteer Japanese chorists, shows us:

[if you want to know more about this extraordinary, powerful and poetic project, here is a short Deutsche Welle documentary: https://youtu.be/VjQNV9u1hzI?si=I566Mrwm1QlCE6M2 ]

I am on my way to the polling station. How about you, fellow Europeans?

[steampunktendencies]

Stair dust corners are flexible, triangular pieces made of brass or nickel designed to prevent dust from gathering in the corners of stairs. They were introduced in the late 19th century to make sweeping easier.

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B…kery · Vienna 2024

[ltwilliammowett]

The lighthouse, by Wieslaw Wilk (1954-)

[7pleiades7]

Portrait of a Lady in White Gown, (detail), by an Unknown Artist, oil on canvas, 48 x 37 inches