Apr 26
Purse
c. 1701-1730
gold, silver, silk, metal
London Museum
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Purse
c. 1701-1730
gold, silver, silk, metal
London Museum
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ab. 1705-1720 Gala outfit of Augustus II of Poland (coat, vest, and knee-length breeches) (Saxony)
silk, gold and silver thread and yarns, wooden buttons
(Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden)
Margreta Bem (German, active 1713), sampler, 1713, plain weave linen with twenty nine squares filled with different needlework patterns, 37.3 x 39.4 cm, the Art Institute of Chicago.
Margaretha Haverman (Dutch, 1693–), "A Vase of Flowers" (detail), 1716. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Seated Woman Holding a Fan (c. 1717) - Antoine Watteau
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Title: Ceres (Summer) Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721) Date: ca. 1717-1718 Genre: allegorical art Movement: Rococo Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 141.6 cm (55.7 in) high x 115.7 cm (45.6 in) wide Location: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA
In this oval painting, Watteau -- one of the most important artists of the French Rococo period -- depicts Summer as Ceres, the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest (=Greek Demeter). Ceres, seated atop a cloud, wears a crown of wheat, cornflowers, and poppies. She grasps a sickle in her left hand to symbolize her patronage of reapers. On this side, two figures, a woman and child, appear among sheaves of grain. At Ceres's right hand crouches a lion, representing the summer constellation Leo.
~ Portrait of a Woman by anonymous French artist. Previously attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau (c.1711) (detail)
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So I have some potentially big news, at least in my world: After over a year of desperately longing for something I thought impossible, I am now on the waiting list for a ticket to the Discworld Convention!!!!!*
This happened about this time yesterday, and I still haven’t fully absorbed this information. I have yet to think one complete coherent thought, because my thoughts keep being interrupted by new ones. Last night I was too excited to sleep, and, as you might expect, the lack of sleep isn’t helping matters. And while I’m thrilled by this, I’m also kind of in a state of “oh no, there’s so much to figure out and do and so little time!”, including several sewing projects, especially my scaled up to adult size reproduction of an 18th century pocket in the collections of the V&A, because if I’m going to Birmingham for the convention, I’ll have to go to the V&A.** I’m afraid of getting my hopes up, but 🤞.
Rattle your drawers for me!
*Yes, five exclamation points is a sure sign of an insane mind, but in my defense, reread the part before the five exclamation points. **This project has reached a surprising and ungodly extent of procrastination.