EditorialEagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson at his gaming setup, where he spends a lot of time playing a roleplay version of Grand Theft Auto V with teammates, at his home in Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialKetubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Meshed, Iran, early 19th. Written in Arabic and Persian to conform to the customs of the Moslems of Meshed. There was always a secret ketubah written in Aramaic and Hebrew. Paper, 88 x 60 cm.
EditorialTable runner, Medium: linen Technique: withdrawn element with embroidery, needle made fillings, Large symmetrical stylized floral forms with supplementary flower heads on thick curving stems. In various fancy surface stitches in white linen thread on a...
EditorialCushion cover with Berlin embroidery of three very large roses surrounded by leaves in cross stitch, marked and dated with beads, marked and dated with beads. Coarse-meshed linen pattern with a seam along the sides, hemmed at the top and bottom. The ro...
EditorialStrip of crochet lace with four flowers around a circle, Strip of natural-colored Irish crochet lace. A repeating pattern of a circle from which four flowers emerge at regular intervals, always creating a square shape. Crocheted soil with irregularly m...
EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with S-shaped twig and rosette, On a coarse and potted meshed ground (square mesh) is an S-shaped twig with a rosette and a large leaf each time above a lobed scallop. Valenciennes lace., anonymous, Sluis (possibly), c. 1875 - c. 1...
EditorialBamboo beach umbrella with fine-meshed silk tulle cover, painted with multi-colored flowers, marbled wood bud and metal tip, Japanese bamboo beach umbrella with fine-mesh silk tulle cover, marbled wood knob and metal point, on which 'MADE IN JAPAN'. Mo...
EditorialMixed lace collar with rosette in s-lines and a vase with seven leafs, Natural mixed lace collar - bobbin lace in combination with a needle-edging base - Brussels duchesse. Round model. The repeating and radially set pattern consists alternately of a r...
EditorialStrip of needle lace with circles in a fine-meshed bottom edge, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: men's Alen?on. Pattern of a fine winding branch with small leaves on a fine hexagonal ground with tucked meshes. The pattern on the underside of the s...
EditorialStrip of needle lace with two types of flower sprays, Strip of white needle lace with a repetitive motif of two types of flower sprays, which alternate from the pattern of the lower edge. A few scattered flowers are situated on the fine hexagonal mesh ...
EditorialTribesmen beside a tent. Watson Collection: Album of snapshot views in Persia. 1903-10. Prints 217-235 'Tours North West of Meshed'. Views include the caravanseries at Maindasht and Zafarani, Kurd sowars, Bujnard and hill scenes. Source: Photo 851/3/221.
EditorialChrist calling the apostles. Holkham Bible Picture Book. England, circa 1320-1330. [Whole folio] Two boats, one with Peter and Andrew, the other with James and John, steer towards Christ. The man in the first boat grasps Christ's hand. The boats have s...
EditorialKetubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Meshed, Iran, early 19th. Written in Arabic and Persian to conform to the customs of the Moslems of Meshed. There was always a secret ketubah written in Aramaic and Hebrew. Paper, 88 x 60 cm.