Sarah Fisichella
@rococo-reinette.bsky.social
Budding art historian fond of material culture and monarchical histories. Looking to move to the UK permanently soon, hopefully to pursue an MA in Historic Interiors & Decorative Arts. Also love English country houses, natural history, and tornadoes. 👑🦔🌪️🌷🐇
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The pelisse, such a stylish approach to outerwear. During the #1810s the puff sleeves and braid decorations were a reminder of prevalent military matters, wrought in swirls of silk @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The pelisse, such a stylish approach to outerwear. During the #1810s the puff sleeves and braid decorations were a reminder of prevalent military matters, wrought in swirls of silk @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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“The old Irishman taking his pig to market.”
One of several novel banana-based creations found in “Quaint Dessert Dishes”, an article from a 1911 issue of American Homes and Gardens: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/quaint-desserts/ #thanksgiving
One of several novel banana-based creations found in “Quaint Dessert Dishes”, an article from a 1911 issue of American Homes and Gardens: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/quaint-desserts/ #thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“The old Irishman taking his pig to market.”
One of several novel banana-based creations found in “Quaint Dessert Dishes”, an article from a 1911 issue of American Homes and Gardens: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/quaint-desserts/ #thanksgiving
One of several novel banana-based creations found in “Quaint Dessert Dishes”, an article from a 1911 issue of American Homes and Gardens: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/quaint-desserts/ #thanksgiving
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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I like her style! Such lustre to this bottle green satin which is the backdrop to the whisper of black feathers that pattern the cloth. The house of Worth was famous for fabulous fabric and never was this more apparent than in this early #1890s gown. Sold via #KerryTaylorAuct #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I like her style! Such lustre to this bottle green satin which is the backdrop to the whisper of black feathers that pattern the cloth. The house of Worth was famous for fabulous fabric and never was this more apparent than in this early #1890s gown. Sold via #KerryTaylorAuct #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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“Wanna talk about candidates who put their💰where their mouth is? @aftynbehn.bsky.social does not fuck around.” #TN7
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Wanna talk about candidates who put their💰where their mouth is? @aftynbehn.bsky.social does not fuck around.” #TN7
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
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Happy #MosaicMonday! Either a mosaic or mosaic-adjacent, depending on whom you ask.
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy #MosaicMonday! Either a mosaic or mosaic-adjacent, depending on whom you ask.
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
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It is National Game and Puzzle Week! ‘Floral Loto: A New Round Game’ was produced in London by Jaques & Son, [ca. 1872].
I saw this at University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#specialcollections #historyofgames #19thcentury
I saw this at University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#specialcollections #historyofgames #19thcentury
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It is National Game and Puzzle Week! ‘Floral Loto: A New Round Game’ was produced in London by Jaques & Son, [ca. 1872].
I saw this at University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#specialcollections #historyofgames #19thcentury
I saw this at University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#specialcollections #historyofgames #19thcentury
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Someone really had fun with metal threads and wire here. Not content with a shiny dress, crown and sceptre, this very regal Esther has two attendants holding up her train and a parasol in a c. 1640 embroidery at The Holburne Museum, Bath.
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Someone really had fun with metal threads and wire here. Not content with a shiny dress, crown and sceptre, this very regal Esther has two attendants holding up her train and a parasol in a c. 1640 embroidery at The Holburne Museum, Bath.
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
#textilehistory
#fashionhistory
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Viewing objects in isolation allows a deeper understanding of its structure. This mid 18th century bodice would have had an equally sumptuous skirt but without it we can appreciate its shape, construction and even its lining #MuseodelTraje #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Viewing objects in isolation allows a deeper understanding of its structure. This mid 18th century bodice would have had an equally sumptuous skirt but without it we can appreciate its shape, construction and even its lining #MuseodelTraje #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Close up of Rachel Ruysch's 'Still Life with Fruit,' 1711.
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Close up of Rachel Ruysch's 'Still Life with Fruit,' 1711.
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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The Marie Antoinette exhibition at the @vamuseum.bsky.social is everything that I wanted it to be, in all its glorious, extravagant, smelliness.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Marie Antoinette exhibition at the @vamuseum.bsky.social is everything that I wanted it to be, in all its glorious, extravagant, smelliness.
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Snail’s pace - 15th century floor tile from St. Andrew’s Church at Wormingford in Essex. Now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #ColchesterMuseum
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Snail’s pace - 15th century floor tile from St. Andrew’s Church at Wormingford in Essex. Now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #ColchesterMuseum
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Fashion doll in Zaans costume, c. 1775-1800. The costume consists of a jacket, skirt and apron. On the head over the 'oorijzer' and cap a large head covering called a 'kaper' is worn. Collection Openluchtmuseum. #dresshistory #18thc #pandora
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Fashion doll in Zaans costume, c. 1775-1800. The costume consists of a jacket, skirt and apron. On the head over the 'oorijzer' and cap a large head covering called a 'kaper' is worn. Collection Openluchtmuseum. #dresshistory #18thc #pandora
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#Newbook: Body Language: Medicine and the Eighteenth-Century Comic Novel by @katalves18c.bsky.social examines the intersections of British 18C comic fiction and medical discourse, adding "a vital chapter to the study of medicine, literature, and gender in the period."
To order: tinyurl.com/3vpz7crk
To order: tinyurl.com/3vpz7crk
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#Newbook: Body Language: Medicine and the Eighteenth-Century Comic Novel by @katalves18c.bsky.social examines the intersections of British 18C comic fiction and medical discourse, adding "a vital chapter to the study of medicine, literature, and gender in the period."
To order: tinyurl.com/3vpz7crk
To order: tinyurl.com/3vpz7crk
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A framed wool and silk tapestry panel, worked in gros point and petit point on display at National Trust Croft Castle. @NTCroftCastle
Date unknown .
#textiletuesday #tapestry
Date unknown .
#textiletuesday #tapestry
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A framed wool and silk tapestry panel, worked in gros point and petit point on display at National Trust Croft Castle. @NTCroftCastle
Date unknown .
#textiletuesday #tapestry
Date unknown .
#textiletuesday #tapestry
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Ice, ice baby
❄️ Court robe, 1750-70, Whit Auction
❄️ Skating jacket, padded & quilted, white swansdown, worn over outdoor costume, 1875-85, MCR Art
❄️ Evening dress, 1885, MFA Bost
#Advent
❄️ Court robe, 1750-70, Whit Auction
❄️ Skating jacket, padded & quilted, white swansdown, worn over outdoor costume, 1875-85, MCR Art
❄️ Evening dress, 1885, MFA Bost
#Advent
December 10, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Ice, ice baby
❄️ Court robe, 1750-70, Whit Auction
❄️ Skating jacket, padded & quilted, white swansdown, worn over outdoor costume, 1875-85, MCR Art
❄️ Evening dress, 1885, MFA Bost
#Advent
❄️ Court robe, 1750-70, Whit Auction
❄️ Skating jacket, padded & quilted, white swansdown, worn over outdoor costume, 1875-85, MCR Art
❄️ Evening dress, 1885, MFA Bost
#Advent
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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Have uncovered the presence of what appears to be a chunky penguin shaking its fist (wing?) at a horse during the baptism celebrations for a new prince in Paris in 1782
Glad to report that research for this book continues to be groundbreaking
Glad to report that research for this book continues to be groundbreaking
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Have uncovered the presence of what appears to be a chunky penguin shaking its fist (wing?) at a horse during the baptism celebrations for a new prince in Paris in 1782
Glad to report that research for this book continues to be groundbreaking
Glad to report that research for this book continues to be groundbreaking
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Our kids are watching.
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Our kids are watching.