Masonic. It's double sided, so that would rule out cookies, I think, & it does not clamp shut, so not something that had to stay undisturbed for...
Welcome, Lisa. We're an extremely diverse group, always happy to add more.:happy:
Heavens forfend!
Moths like silk as well as wool. It is it a dress or beautiful, vintage night wear? 1930s seems right. Very Gosford Park.
Could skin oils left from handling also alter the color?
I still think corpses don't hold on to the gunwale. Would expect arms crossed over chest. And well behaved cherubim don't crawl over the dear...
It's just as well that I'm generally not that taken with carved gemstone cameos (& what are 'single cut' diamonds?). I manage to spend quite...
Holly is quite correct & I was getting a bit muddled with gypsum & talc. Alabaster is an imprecise term, used for both a gypsum based stone and...
And, lest you forget, The Cowsills.
I thought the Age of Aquarius was already dawning in the late 1960s? Heard that, somewhere. :joyful:
I believe they are two names for the same thing. It is not moonstone, but that is the meaning of 'selenite'.
Selenite has that look.
That is most likely calcite alabaster. Would have suggested onyx marble as a possibility, but do not see any stratification. All these things...
Welcome Anna, You will get better opinions if you show us the lamp. If it is something highly desired by collectors, you are probably better off...
I was going to suggest something in the same family, calcite alabaster.
Looks like it is missing a stopper/lid. The construction looks old; the simple star decoration seems like something you would have seen in the...
Soapstone (steatite) is a subcategory of alabaster, less finely grained. Seller is probably correct. Both are easily & frequently dyed....
Color looks good for sard & sharpness of edges encouraging for stone rather than molded glass. My guess is that it is the initial I, done in...
You are very welcome here, Swede. It sounds as though your hobby takes much dedication and perseverance. We will be interested in seeing some of...
Merci, ma cousine française. I see I really should take it apart & clean it up a bit. It has been lying flat because the very delightful,...
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