Just because I like to post art historical images, here is a Flemish (1680-1712) ivory statuette of Mary treading on the serpent--from the Walters...
Genesis 3:15: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for...
The statue refers to the Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception, treading the serpent (symbol of the devil and sin) underfoot. “Mary’s...
Oops. Typo.
Attribution controversies abound--although you are right that we do not know for certain. No documents survive that name the artist. However,...
Wow! I am overwhelmed. So many excellent responses! Thank you, everyone. Now how do I give "best answer" to multiple replies?
Thank you for all the information. I did not know about the fractional number patterns. I have wondered what the numbers on the verso were. I...
Thank you very much! I appreciate expertise.
Thank you! You nailed it!
I agree. I don't think the seller was trying to hide anything, but that s/he was documenting the fruits of his/her knowledge/research....
Make mine Darjeeling, but not in that cup. (I use a large two-cupper mug.)
I think this is the oldest item from my mother’s Coalport collection, but I wondered if someone can confirm the date (or disagree with it), name...
They need ART restorers/conservatorsto do the work. This is a significant art historical, as well as devotional, work of art by Luisa Roldán (La...
I think it may be I.O.D.E. International Order of D... E... . Thanks to Google, I may have found it: International Order of the Daughters of...
Roseville Pottery--good Ohio finds! "Knottsville, TN" confused me. Did someone not know how to spell Knoxville or is Knottsville a small town...
The mirror reflecting the woman as a skeleton is a modern version of the late medieval/Renaissance theme combining vanitas with death imagery, a...
The perforations make me think it could be a tea strainer.
An engraving would have embossing from the edges of the plate. Look for that. A photographic reproduction would have a flat surface.
Except we have NO images of Gertrude from the 13th century. I have been searching the web and the earliest I could find were 17th century. Not...
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