EditorialPleated fan and case, Silk leaf applied with silk, gold thread and sequins, carved and painted ivory or bone sticks, gilt metal bail, Pleated fan. Leaf of egg-shell mousseline de soie; obverse applied with seven medallions of same materials; embroidere...
EditorialFrieze, Machine-printed paper, Repeating design of stylized vase forms holding a stylized stem and tulip. Each vase has two flowers protruding from either side. Printed in sea green, gilt, egg-shell white, dark green, tan and gray., USA, 19051915, Wall...
EditorialBowl of thin-walled, dark yellow earthenware, egg-shell ware, Oberaden 38. Glueing, 1 shard of the rim is missing, 1 small gap in the wall, tape residue on the outside., bowl, earthenware, h : 6,7 cm, diam: 10,5 cm, roman 15-30 AD, Netherlands, North H...
EditorialLantern Slide - 'Sordid Wood Sallow', 1920-1940, Coloured lantern slide depicting a sordid wood swallow removing an egg shell from a nest in a tree. Image by J. R. Kinghorn, (1891-1983), zoologist, museum curator and broadcaster. Kinghorn was employed ...
EditorialCosmetic water used by the Queen. The queen's royal cookery: or, Expert and ready wa. London: S. Bates; A. Bettesworth, 1729. The ingredients for this cosmetic water include powdered egg shell, powdered sugar-candy, borax, and white poppy seeds. Image...