EditorialJeffery Roberson, as Varla Jean Merman, performs during his cabaret show ?Little Prick? dressed as a syringe, complete with squirting needle, at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Mass., July 31, 2021. (Matt Cosby/The New York Times)
EditorialPrick Spur, Celtic, 2nd1st century B.C., Stradonice, Celtic, Iron, L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs.
EditorialPrick Spur, Germanic, 2nd3rd century, Germanic, Iron alloy, L. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.1 cm); Wt. 3.3 oz. (93.6 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs.
EditorialPrick Spur, Gallo-Roman, 2nd4th century, Trier, Gallo-Roman, Copper alloy (bronze), L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs.
EditorialPrick Spur, possibly Roman or Celtic, possibly 2nd1st century B.C., possibly Roman or Celtic, Copper alloy (bronze), L. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs.
EditorialPrick Spur, possibly Roman or Celtic, possibly 2nd1st century B.C., possibly Roman or Celtic, Copper alloy (bronze), L. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs.
EditorialInk set, Ink set consisting of an elongated blade on legs with attached thereon: a pen holder, an ink pot and a sand spreader. The blade has a straight raised edge with an engraved zigzag line on the outside. The ink set is marked: mt. = Egidius Pieter...
EditorialThe problem with Capote bonnets: two women's deep-brimmed bonnets collide as they greet each other, while fashionable men watch. The bonnets with long sides were obviously invented by pretty coquettes who wanted to prick the curiosity of men and keep t...