EditorialFemale Saint (? St Agatha), She stands slightly forward with her right foot on a piece of land and holds a fragment of an open book in her left hand. Below the label with scalloped neckline and with sleeves, with slits, a thin pleated shirt. The cloak ...
EditorialDoubled strip of needle lace with heart-shaped ribs, Natural-colored needle strip: flat Venetian lace. On a ground of regular six-sided meshes there is a fine pattern of two symmetrical, heart-shaped slits connected by serpentine slits. Straight finish...
EditorialMassive salient of a rock composed of spheroids of compact lava in the interior wall of Etna, ..., Fig. 1: Illustration of a projecting mass of a lava rock on the inside wall of the 19th century Etna crater. Fig. 2: Illustration of formations of erupti...
EditorialRustic niches with bosses and slits, Niches, p. 160, Augustin-Charles d'Aviler, Vignola, Michelangelo, Leonhard Christoph Sturm, Hertel: Ausf?hrliche Anleitung zu der gantzen Civil-Bau-Kunst [...]. Augspurg: bey Johann Georg Hertel, 1747.
EditorialRustic niches with boss and slits, Niches / facades with stone pedestals and various types of continuation of the wall design, of wall interruptions and niches, Fig., P. 160, Sturm, Leonhard Christian, 1725, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola: Ausf?hrliche Anl...
EditorialFrieze from a Mantelpiece, Fragments, Of the middle medallion with a Maria message only part of Gabriel with scepter is preserved, of the right medallion the largest part of an armor bearer, holding a shield on a belt. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat ...
EditorialSack-Back Gown (robe ? la fran?aise) Dress Made of Printed Fabric, Ladies' Costume, 'demi-parure' of glazed printed cotton with delicately graceful pattern of vertical stripes and scattered bouquets, partially lined and sewn by hand. The suit, which is...
EditorialPanels from an organ case in the Saint Vitus church in Naarden, Panel with a Knight Supporting an Escutcheon, from the Organ Case in St Vitus's Church, Naarden, Beardless youth, three-quarters to the left. The right hand holds a bared sword with the po...
EditorialDoubled strip of needle lace with heart-shaped ribs, Strip of natural colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. On a ground of regular six-sided meshes there is a fine pattern of two symmetrical, heart-shaped slits connected by serpentine slits. Straigh...
EditorialWhite taffeta skirt embroidered with multi-colored flower and leaf vines, lined with blue taffeta, lined with blue taffeta. Model: Four-lane straight skirt with flat pleats and a light blue drill ribbon at the waist. Hooks and eyes close the two side s...
EditorialTwo groups of horsemen from a Crucifixion scene Group of Horsemen from a Calvary Scene, from a Passion Altar, In the ascending landscape with scrub on the right and a rock formation on the left five horsemen to the left. The front one with straight leg...
EditorialDress made of lemon-yellow ripped silk embroidered with tendrils and purple flowers, consisting of an overcoat (a), a tablier (b), a devant-de-gorge (c) and a loose metrage silk (d ), Frock (robe ? la fran?aise) of lemon-yellow ripped silk embroidered ...
EditorialSavonnerie carpet with flower and acanthus pattern, Savonnerie carpet with flower and acanthus pattern. On a blue-black background is a two-sided symmetrical system of acanthus vines with flowers in blue, white, yellow, pale pink and green. A thick tuf...
EditorialShirt without seam of cotton batist, Shirt without seam of cotton batist. Decorated with three stitching. Sleeves end in a very fine rolled edge that is also applied on the bottom. Cut neck split with a T-shaped strap reinforced. At the bottom, side sl...
EditorialDoubled strip of needle lace with heart-shaped ribs, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. On a ground of regular six-sided meshes there is a fine pattern of two symmetrical, heart-shaped slits connected by serpentine slits. Straigh...
EditorialThe Entombment, Nicodemus and Jozef van Arimathea stand opposite each other on a rocky, elongated plot, carrying the rigid body of Christ between them on a limp cloth. In the foreground Mary-Magdalene kneels, profile a little to the left and a little f...
EditorialJacket or skirt of discolored dark blue velvet with waves, embroidered in livestock silk with floral motifs and a piping of hearts, Jacket of dark blue velvet, with waves, very richly embroidered. Long, straight model, center front round cut away, very...
EditorialSkirt in gray-blue and yellow striped lampas, with woven bizarre patterns composed of vases with leaf and flower motifs and geometric figures embroidered with metal wire, lined with linen, Model: single-length skirt with smooth center piece and on both...
EditorialAt least from the tomb of Isabella or Bourbon Albert or Bavaria (1336-1404), from the Tomb of Isabella or Bourbon (1436-1465), He turns to the right, has the left leg to forward, looks diagonally down and holds a command staff (?) in both hands. Over a...
EditorialOver frock with skirt or robe ? la fran?aise, Ankle-length, from behind dragging frock robe, ? la fran?aise, of gray blue and yellow striped lampas, with woven bizarre patterns composed of vases, leaf and flower motifs and geometric figures, partially ...
EditorialSkirt with smooth front, pleated back and side slits of unlined white cotton with brown design in oval with black dots and colored diamond-shaped floral ornament, Skirt associated with a white cotton frock, printed with colored flowers and brown -purpl...
EditorialWooden doll with glass eyes and human hair, dressed in a demi-parure of floral sits, consisting of an overcoat and a tablier, The doll has an oval face with pointed nose, small chin, almond-shaped eyes with black glass pupils (white from glass or porce...
EditorialFragment of a quiver (?), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2124?1981 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb, 1911?12, Leather (cattle hide), dye (red madder), H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); W. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.), This fragment was probably part of a ...
EditorialThe Lamentation, In the midst of the three Marys, John Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus is Mary. Her gaze rests on her son, lying on a shroud, who has just been laid on her lap by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Christ's left arm is supported by Ma...
EditorialThe Resurrection, On a slanting lid of the half-opened tomb, Christ stands with the right foot forward. The remaining upper right arm is raised in contrast to the hanging left with the hand turned outwards. To the right against the short side of the to...
EditorialCushion with center pattern divided into diamonds, with cross flowers with hooks. Border with rosettes, Cushion, originally bag, Jaffi Kurdistan-Mosul. The midfield is divided into diamonds with the same crucifixes with hooks. The border is decorated w...
EditorialDoubled strip of needle lace with heart-shaped ribs, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. On a ground of regular six-sided meshes there is a fine pattern of two symmetrical, heart-shaped slits connected by serpentine slits. Straigh...
EditorialSkirt with side slits of white silk with multi-colored embroidered vertical flower garlands, along the bottom edge a pleated strip with silk ribbon and cut-away trim, Skirt belonging to a wedding gown of white multicolored embroidered silk with flowers...
EditorialBaptismal silk embroidered with floral pattern, quilted with woven wool and lined with plain silk, quilted with woven wool and lined with plain silk. Model: rectangular for folding over with a wrap and provided with two funded slits through which a rib...
EditorialDutch wheel-gun, Standard wheel-gun of the State army 1620-1630, part of a couple. The rooster of the castle is engraved with leaves, the outer wheel is of gilt brass, the lock plate is stamped with a mark in the form of a crowned Moor's head and provi...
EditorialLeather loincloth, Egyptian, New Kingdom, c1550-c1079 BC. Leather loincloth cut from a single piece of hide, perhaps the skin of a gazelle. The diamond pattern decoration was made by cutting staggered slits, then pulling the leather to enlarge the hole...
EditorialFragment of a quiver (?), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2124?1981 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb, 1911?12, Leather (cattle hide), dye (red madder), H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); W. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.), This fragment was probably part of a ...
EditorialOrnament, ca. 800 B.C., Made in Ireland, Irish, Gold, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (5.3 x 2.8 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Though objects such as these are conventionally called ?dress fasteners? and ?sleeve fasteners,? their exact purpose is unkn...
EditorialPeriod of Golden Horde (Ulus Jochi). 13th-14th c. Helmet with a half-mask, eye slits and nose guard. Iron, gilding. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
EditorialPortrait of a young man after an oil painting in Hollenzollern Castle, Zigmaringen, 1558. The deer leather jacket, silk sleeves and trousers are decorated with fine slits and points. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Applia...
EditorialLeather loincloth, Egyptian, New Kingdom, c1550-c1079 BC. Leather loincloth cut from a single piece of hide, perhaps the skin of a gazelle. The diamond pattern decoration was made by cutting staggered slits, then pulling the leather to enlarge the hole...