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Large Leaf Verdure with Animals and Birds. Belgium, possibly Bruges. 1525-1550.

Source: Katharine Pole antique textiles

📯 Smithsonian contributions to knowledge Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1848-1916. Original source Image description: Illustration titled “Plate XII” from Smithsonian contributions showing 19 white, smooth, oval-shaped horn samples arranged in rows on a neutral background. Each horn varies slightly in shape and size, with subtle shading indicating curvature and volume. The horns are numbered 1 through 19, depicting variations in form for scientific study. The image has a vintage, lithographic style typical of 19th-century natural history documentation.

61 x 76 cm.

The crazy bark from an exotic tree in Oxford Botanic Garden. The gardens were started in 1641 and are one of the oldest in the world. :)

New galaxies genesis-31 © Peter Solarz

Frances Melhop (New Zealander) - Becoming Aware (oil on linen with hand embroidery on stretcher, 2025)

"Double Impression II", Anni Albers, 1978. Photolithograph.

Source: cooperhewitt. org

Evelyn Rydz Where We Meet (Folded Waters), 2025 Photolithograph and monotype on Somerset Satin paper variously folded by the artist 15 x 11 inches From a series of 21 unique variants

Azulejos Hispano-Mouriscos at the Palacio Nacional de Sintra, Portugal.

Feliciano Centurión (Paraguayan) - Medusas (acrylic and crochet on blanket, 1994)

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More Portuguese tiles. These ones have a very subtle Christmas vibe, like a reminder that December 25th is not as distant as it once seemed.

Embroidered dharaniya. Anjar, Kutch. Scanned from the book Living Traditions of India: Crafts of Gujarat; 1985; Jasleen Dhamija