A quick succession of busy nothings

February 1, 2012

feitoamao:

Image ID: 834132

[Shepherd resting on stilts and knitting.]

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nevver:

Cat Lady at Work, Cat vs Human

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(via cajunmama)

January 31, 2012

Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1742-1822) Distribution of gifts on the Feast of St Nicholas, gouache, 1762

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otherstuffmykidloves:

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl ~ pics by Michel Simeon, first UK edition published 1967

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somethingggreat:

‘More than once she had been known to have a teaparty…’ ~ A Little Princess illustrated by Ethel Franklin Betts

A Little Princess week, day two — #702

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themonkeyisyourfriend:

Here’s Somebody and Nobody,

To make you smile and laugh Sir,

Which you’ll allow than crying is,

Much better far by half Sir.

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January 30, 2012

indigodreams:

birdsong27:

William Morris - Fruit wallpaper (detail)

(Source: humblewonder, via margueritemoulin)

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omgthatdress:

Hat

Elsa Schiaparelli, 1940

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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oldrags:

Shoes, ca 1918 Paris, LACMA

(via historicalfashion)

January 29, 2012

(Source: meiringens, via fuckyeahbritishcomedy)

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poboh:

Miss Tombs, Archibald Stuart-Wortley. English (1849 - 1905)

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returnofcowboyprince:

18th century skirt hand embroidery

January 28, 2012

tonguedepressors:

Leonetto Cappiello

Corset Le Furet

1901

(via vintagevision)

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(Source: artyucko, via missmollyboo)