The Library at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI, has a search feature that turned up 3 advertisements including "Newsome":...
Wisconsin Public Radio just ran a story on the history of mahjong the other day: https://www.wpr.org/picking-pieces-mahjong
I am having trouble finding a good closeup illustration of the traditional technique, but Sam Alfano's site on gun engraving describes a way to...
This illustrates a different tool and technique, more chasing/punching than engraving. Chasing depresses the metal with a blunt tool, while...
I believe the traditional technique of engraving such script would be by using a triangular metal graver/chisel, propelled by a hammer (as opposed...
Such "craquelure" is common on old paintings, caused by a combination of factors. Traditional paintings on wood and canvas were built up with...
I would agree with a Hupa/Yurok attribution for the basket.
Looks like it is from Quibor Lara, Venezuela, as @Taupou has said: [IMG]...
Just in time for Thanksgiving.........
Hwaet! Beowulf is nice, but I think the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels would be in the running for most valuable, not to mention Da...
I would be skeptical about much of the discussions about symbolism. It seems to be a particularly western obsession about assigning meanings to...
Oh. :oops::shame::) Now that is a nice library.
Before they cleaned it up? I remember visiting the cathedral in the late '70s, when I was working at a nearby archeological site. It was a warren...
No, not an engineer, though perhaps I would have been well suited. But it was not a career that was feasible for my gender when I was young. I...
OK - with some preliminary disclaimers. Access is somewhat difficult because all remaining space has been taken over by the basket collection...
Beautiful quilts! I see that the first one, with the starburst patterns, shows an unfortunate type of deterioration that is often seen in 19th...
My extensive personal library is on the second floor of our 19th century farmhouse. Two double-sided sets of shelves are attached to a supporting...
Taking care of such samplers can be a challenge. To preserve them, the best thing is to unframe them and store them flat, in archival materials,...
Here is my suzuribako. It was a gift many years ago, so I have no specific provenance for it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I will try to post some photos tomorrow.
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