Tag: jewelry
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A Borrower (of diamonds) or a Lender Be?
Given that we’re in the midst of the Cannes Film Festival, we’ve just finished both the FIT Future of Fashion Show and the Costume Institute Gala, I found this article in the New York Times relevant to our interests: in it, the head of Fred Leighton jewels, the rep for Evermark US (a subsidiary of…
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Vines and Whorls from the Anglo-Saxons
Last month I wrote a bit about my obsession with curving vines and acanthus leaves. Someone at the British Museum must have heard my cry, and just posted this about how to decode (and thereby reuse!) the complicated knots and whorls of Anglo-Saxon art. The British Museum being the foremost holder of such treasures, not…
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NOT the Roman’s version of the Celts…
Welcome back to school, everyone! We’re glad to have you back, and we’ve been thinking about and writing new posts for you, and subscribing to cool new materials just to help you out. Just to get you started, I’m posting this archaeological gem about the Celts! So put away your notions of Hansel & Gretel…