#watch chain

[ltwilliammowett]

Early 20th century 12-carat gold pocket watch chain with a late 19th century gold-plated compass pendant

[boylerpf]

Antique Double Albert Watch Chain Necklace

Source - Boylerpf.com

[clove-pinks]

Prince Albert in 1841, by Charles Brocky (RCT)

And so we arrive at the Great Victorian Era, with a young Queen taking the throne in 1837. That was hardly likely to do more than set the tails of the coats of the courtiers aflutter. Her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840, however, brought a display of uniforms, mostly foreign.

The Prince Consort, in the twenty-one years of happiness that he brought to the Queen, is not remembered for any new styles in dress. He is instead immortalized by a watch chain: ‘Albert, a watch chain’ is in the Oxford English Dictionary. He seems to have very much liked velvet coats—possibly influenced by his fascination with medieval dress—it was a time of fancy-dress balls. He is reported to have worn scarlet boots whilst shooting.

— Sir Hardy Amies, The Englishman’s Suit

Prince Albert in an exotic pseudo-medieval costume isn't hard to find, as in this fancy dress ball portrait of 1842 (Mary Evans Picture Library):

But the 'Albert' watch chain is a little more ambiguous. Did the Prince Consort actually wear one in that style? The Dictionary of Fashion History by Valerie Cumming dates it to circa 1870 to mid-20th century (well after Albert, who died in 1861).

It is described as, "A heavy chain worn across the front of the waistcoat from one pocket to the opposite, with the watch at one end and a 'guard' (short rod of the metal) at the other; the chain passed through a buttonhole or, after ca. 1888, through a special 'chain-hole' in the waistcoat."

The royal family in 1843 or later, showing a (just barely) visible watch chain on the Prince Consort (National Portrait Gallery).

Many portraits of Albert sporting a watch chain later in life can be found, although it does not look as elaborate as some of the Albert watch chain jewellery styles for sale (which are all attributed to the Prince Consort, of course).

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

not "i ship these characters" or "i want them to bond platonically" but a secret 3rd thing (I want them to be forced to interact by the Narrative bc they would HATE that)

[sochicfinds]

[mobbommob]

I did a BBB version of that soup-erb comic

[nikutsuneart]

Day 2: Ragnarok | Rebirth

An empty start and a false end.

[uncanny-tranny]

Something that amuses me between knitters and crocheters is this... almost humble nature each craft has about the other. I couldn't imagine how one would knit, and I know some of the basics - and yet, I have met so many knitters who say crochet is impossible, and yet I find it to be so simple. There's just something charming about when one recognizes just how much skill, effort, patience, and care go into a craft, and to be humbled by just how incredible human ingenuity and creativity are

[cushionsk]

BBB Fanarts.

[lastochika]

[haunted-xander]

Looking for an angel

[dyke-ulaura]

[colourme-feral]

Troye Sivan's Got Me Started and its shared locations in Thai queer media

Bed Friend and Chains of Heart (location)

Gemini and Fourth's เขินให้หน่อย (You're Blushing?) (location)

Even Sun

KinnPorsche (location)

Edit: Truly embarassing of me not to recognise this building

Never Let Me Go and 3 Will Be Free (location)

[teenyranibow]

the same dump from twitter + other stuff

[grahamkennedy]

Oh boy. Someone leaked the first officially paywalled Watcher video and how is this TV quality??? Who would pay that much for what is basically a frat boy road video with nice cameras and a fancy set?

[shakingparadigm]

Guardian Urak after ROUND 6 (his fuckass pet that he barely invested in beat another guy's overly-invested in pet)