Garter (one of a pair) French, 18th century. Silk plain weave with silk tambour work and embroidery on silk ribbon.

This small carving of a water bird was created 33,000 years ago. The sculpted piece of mammoth ivory, found in the Hohle Fels cave in Germany, may be the earliest representation of a bird. [900x675]

before the shift

Goldenrod.

The Dug-Out, Siegfried Sassoon

Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1881. 

Ivan Shishkin

Knut Hamsun, Pan

Artist: oejerum

2. Austria, 19th century (?), gilt silver

Yehuda Amichai, from The Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai; “Jerusalem 1967,”

‘Genet de l'Estérel’ by Geraud Fils (1900s), ‘Extrait Fleurs du Ciel’ by Roger et Gallet (early 20th century), ‘Lilas Blanc’ by Roger et Gallet (early 20th century).

Europe at war - Battle lines on all World War 1 fronts, August 1, 1917.