EditorialA Dasymutilla gloriosa, a type of wasp confusingly called the thistledown velvet ant. The thistledown velvet ant (which is actually a wasp) resembles creosote fuzz. (Joseph S. Wilson via The New York Times) --
EditorialMattress, red-white striped, padded with pink buttons, Mattress of red-white striped silk, filled with down fluff. The mattress is padded with pink silk buttons. The side cover consists of three strips of equal width., anonymous, Amsterdam (possibly), ...
EditorialCradle of willow stone, with white cap, Cradle of braided willow stone on two wooden shanks. The cradle is lined on the inside with linen, filled with fluff. The outside of the hood is covered with white linen and with black-stained edging. The cradle ...
EditorialMattress of white cotton, Mattress from the cradle, made of white cotton, filled with fluff., anonymous, Amsterdam (possibly), c. 1750 - c. 1800, cotton (textile), l 7.3 cm ? w 4 cm.
EditorialCushion of white cotton, cushion from the cradle, made of white cotton, filled with fluff., anonymous, Amsterdam (possibly), c. 1750 - c. 1800, cotton (textile), l 4 cm ? w 3 cm.