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Anna M. Thane

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An account about 18th-century history, flowers, historical fashion, art; can contain traces of poetry and cake. #ChandelierSunday I blog at: http://regency-explorer.net

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Oto @oto2.bsky.social · 4h

📷️Nikon Zf
📸JUPITER-9 8.5cm F2 前期型
#photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf

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Lina W @linawiren.bsky.social · 1d

Detail from the bosquet in the Baroque garden of Ulriksdal Palace 🌿🍁🌺

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 1d

The Fairy Art of Amelia Jane Murray – Revisited:
regency-explorer.net/fairy-art/

A fairy in a long, slim dress and a white shawl stands on a flying moth. In her arms she holds a gnat above her head. A butterfly follows the trio.

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing matches the beauty of nature

#ChandelierSunday

Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 4d

Natural chandelier
Have a great weekend everyone.
#BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#Spooktober #spider
#31DaysOfHalloween #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulence #EastCoastKin

A spider web shimmers in the morning light, each delicate strand adorned with tiny raindrops that glow like golden beads. The intricate pattern evokes a sense of quiet splendor, with the droplets forming luminous chains along the web’s curves and angles. Bathed in warm, shadowy light, the scene feels both enchanted and unsettling, as if the web is waiting for something in the hush. The sparkling focus and rich, layered brilliance lend a touch of spooky elegance, transforming simple grass and silk into a moment of atmospheric mystery. It’s like a natural chandelier, where every bead of dew catches the light and casts a mesmerizing glow

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Charles Lafrance @charleslafrance.bsky.social · 7d

#streetphotography #photo #photography #montreal #Fall

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Dr Lisa Gee @lis4g33.bsky.social · 1d

An #18thC tale of love, poetry, religion & mental illness. And what happens when a writer begs the Prime Minister for a pension for his friend…

Read bit.ly/HayleyCowper in bit.ly/HayleyEssays #lifewriting #biography #18thC #c18th #romanticism #poetry #friendship

Image credit in ALT text.

Cowper faces left, wearing a large, soft white hat. His mouth is slightly upturned, he has a long aquiline nose, and is wearing a soft fabric coat with a frankly enormous collar.

William Blake, 1757–1827, William Cowper, Author of "The Task", 1802, Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1978.43.1668.

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Lisa Smith @historybeagle.bsky.social · 1d

Highlights of our new article include: a glimpse of George III's thoughts on rulership, his preference for spinach and eggs, and Farmer George and British agriculture. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Self-Fashioning, Food, and Masculinity in George III’s Monarchy | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core

Self-Fashioning, Food, and Masculinity in George III’s Monarchy

www.cambridge.org

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 1d

Same to you🌺🌸

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 2d

Today is s good day for a good day.

A bright yellow blossom covered in tiny raindrops, looking fresh and shining

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 2d

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 2d

For your dreams tonight

#ChandelierSunday #lüsterliebe

3 huge chandeliers (over)richly covered in rock crystal in a room with subdued light. In the background a tapestry and a painting in a gilded frame.
(Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte / France)

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Andrea Cesari @oldbluedoor.bsky.social · 2d

Silk Spencer, Met’s date is 1804–1814, probably British. Click through to see details of all those tassels, which would have given the garment a wonderful sense of movement when worn. #DressHistory

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 2d

Spencer
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/96640

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Cassidy Percoco @mimicofmodes.com · 3d

They have a shoe on display that is said to have been Catharine Van Rensselaer Schuyler's wedding slipper ... I would date it later (1775-1785) and suggest it belonged to a daughter's wedding or was worn later in her life. 🗃️🪡

A single woman's high heeled shoe in beige silk, with a narrow buckle and slender heel.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 3d

Is it cake? Or is it an actual dress? The mid #1770s bringing confection to fashion with candy pinks, powder blues and minty greens. It even has little net bells tinkling around the hem, LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A view of the stomacher of a pale pastel shaded 18th century gown embellished with silk floss

A detail of the hem of the striped pastel 1770s dress that shows net and ribbon trimmed bells applied to the skirt

A full length view of the 1770s dress raised à la polonaise in pinks blues and greens

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ButterflyGuy99 @butterflyguy99.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Sunday from the Buckeye butterfly.

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋

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Francesca @francescagdesnoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Tal día como hoy 12 de octubre de 1817 nació la pintora botánica neerlandesa Bertha Hoola Van Nooten

Retrato de Bertha por M. Calish, 1875.

Hija de un vicario, y el 11 de julio de 1838 se casó con Dirk Hoola van Nooten, un juez de Paramaribo. Estando interesada en botánica, regularmente enviaba especímenes de plantas cultivadas a los Jardines Botánicos de Holanda, recolectando en expediciones hacia Surinam y Java con su esposo.

Cacao Tree, c. 1863-64

Una tragedia personal y desastre financiero golpearon con la muerte de su marido en 1847, con grandes deudas y una familia que cuidar.

Durio Zibethinus, 1863

Consciente de la moda europea de las ilustraciones prodigiosas de la flora exótica, se dispuso a producir 40 láminas que representaran las especies de plantas interesantes de Java.

Elettaria Speciosa, c. 1863

Sus intentos de publicar la obra fueron infructuosos hasta que adquirió el patrocinio de la reina consorte Sophia Mathilde, esposa de Guillermo III de los Países Bajos. Las excepcionalmente bien ejecutadas cromolitografías fueron hechas por Pieter Depannemaeker, el litógrafo belga operando en Ledeberg, Gante.
Aunque el libro se publicó en un buen número de ediciones, van Nooten murió en circunstancias difíciles económicas, en 1892 a los 74 años.

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Application sent by post

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social · 2d

V. exciting to see new Marie Antoinette research by
@catrionaseth.bsky.social in the news: hugely looking forward to reading the new book about her portraits

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Marie Antoinette portrait really her sister, Oxford study finds

Oxford researchers believe the painting is actually of the last queen of France's older sibling.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 2d

perfect for #ChandelierSunday!

Thanks for sharing, @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social 🌸

Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 2d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulence #ArtYear #photography #SilentSunday
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#photohour
#EastCoastKin

The Marble Hall (Marmorsaal) of the Neues Palais in Potsdam exemplifies royal opulence and Baroque artistry. Situated above the Grotto Hall, this grand ballroom and banqueting hall stretches across two stories, featuring walls and flooring crafted from exquisite marble. The hall is illuminated by splendid crystal chandeliers and crowned by an immense, gilded curved ceiling. Its centerpiece is a vast mythological ceiling painting by Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, the largest canvas work of its kind north of the Alps. The room is further adorned with colossal paintings and statues of historic rulers, all testifying to the exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail characteristic of 18th-century Prussian court culture. The Marble Hall remains one of the finest representations of palace architecture and decorative arts in Europe.

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 2d

Making Change: Three Unusual Solutions to an 18th-Century Coin Shortage:
regency-explorer.net/coins/

left:British dollar dated 1804 with a portrait George III.
right: 2 coin segments, stamped in Curaçao,1818, to value 3 reales each

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Gareth @gareththelemming.bsky.social · 16d

#stainedglasssunday

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Vox 🇺🇸 @voxrox.bsky.social · 8d

#BlueskyArtShow
#MosaicMonday
#Botanical #Mosaics
#Floral #Art
#ArtYear
By Mia Tavonatti

A handmade botanical mosaic of flowers in colors of red, yellow, pink white & green leaves.

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Oberursheena @twitterrefugerin.bsky.social · 4d

A cake with seal
#FoodOnFriday #WeekOForOpulent #AlphabetChallenge

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Holundra 🐌 @holundra.bsky.social · 4d

💎 #lüsterliebe

snormantx @snormanca.bsky.social · 4d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent Palace of Versailles is the epitome of opulent. Not my style but interesting to visit 🤷‍♀️
2023 #travel #palaces #UNESCO #worldheritage

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Holundra 🐌 @holundra.bsky.social · 4d

💎 #lüsterliebe

Cathy N @cnaliv.bsky.social · 5d

The original chandelier and ghost story of The Phantom of the Opera (see ALT) makes Palais Garnier a strong candidate for #PalacesandGardens #MythsandLegends
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent

Photo is of gilded chandeliers and columns in an ornate room with vaulted, painted ceilings. Some people stand in the center, staring or taking photos.

The original novel of The Phantom of the Opera was born from a real life tragedy of a fire causing the counterweight of a chandelier to fall, injuring several and actually killing someone. There were also rumors that at least one ghost haunted the Palais. And that a faceless man lived in the lake under the Opera. The French author, Gaston Leroux, used the real life events and legends surrounding the place to inspire his novel.

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