Lover of all things 19th Century & early 20th Century including literature, images, magazines, clothing styles and period dramas.
Joined July 2011
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I had no idea this had a nameThe Japanese call this practice tsundoku, and it may provide lasting benefits tmblr.co/Zgo7AxdAb-UqWW00
jbthegift: This all makes me smile - good for her! Lizzo’s clearly so thrilled!! The twitter thread: xitter.cf/librarycongress/status… This is amazing and beautiful on every level tmblr.co/Zgo7AxcicOMl8u00
You didn't think @lizzo played that antique flute on stage without practicing first, did you? She visited the Library Monday & played several of the flutes in our collection, which is the largest in the world. #LizzoAtLOC
See & hear more from her visit: blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/09/it…
ALT Lizzo laughs while holding a crystal flute in the Library of Congress flute vault on Monday, September 26, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller.
One Embroidered Red Dress Is Made by 343 Artists From the Around the World Over the Course of 13 Years mymodernmet.com/the-red-dres… via @mymodernmet
usnatarchives: Oval Office Vulcan salute - President Obama and Nichelle Nichols. Photo by Pete Souza. Obama Library, NARA ID 200283671. Nichelle Nichols at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, 4/20/1977, NARA ID 17468123. #RIP Nichelle Nichols Star... tmblr.co/Zgo7AxcOLJxzii00
curious-georg: INSERTION LACE!!!!!! I LOVE INSERTION LACE!!!!!! [Image ID: four pictures of various insertion lace, each displaying different lace patterns and slightly varied cream and white fabric. one has flowers embroidered across the... tmblr.co/Zgo7AxcJpMS6SW00
📷 macrolit: Biggest Giveaway Ever: To celebrate 100,000 followers, we’re giving away 100 vintage classics! (You might need a new shelf for these! 😊) Which authors here do you love most? Which books do you want to read most? Enter to win... tmblr.co/Zgo7AxbiPK6yOy00
wwx-lwj-ai-ni: Y'ALL… I love this photoshoot. So much. Sources: (x) (x) Oh lort, there’s more!!! I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole… tmblr.co/Zgo7AxbZ-4v4ue00
dieformarius: WTF ZHUOCHENG YOU DO IT ON PURPOSE HOW DARE YOU I know this is no where near the Victorian Era, but that 3rd photo in particular is one of the most beautiful portraits I have ever seen. I’m not sure why this came up on my dash... tmblr.co/Zgo7AxbZz385ae00
TxDOT Roadside Chat: The Green Book: How Black Americans Traveled During the Jim Crow Era tmblr.co/Zgo7AxbZK7Rk4y00
The Daily Victorian retweeted
Victorians Loved Palms and Ferns americangardening.net/victor… #landscape @CottageGardenSo @VictorianLiving @Daily_Victorian @thevicsoc
The Daily Victorian retweeted
Gardener Poet Robert Knox americangardening.net/garden… #landscape @CottageGardenSo @VictorianLiving @Daily_Victorian @thevicsoc
Library of Congress Photographs: 4 African American students at Atlanta University c.1897 tmblr.co/Zgo7Ax2VJf-t9
The Daily Victorian retweeted
@Daily_Victorian @TheVicSoc @VictorianSecret @VicHortSociety Four Kinds of Garden Advertising Appeals by 1900 americangardening.net/four-k…
Elizabeth Blackwell: Who was the trailblazing doctor and how did she fight for women to practice medicine? independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
In 1905, someone murdered the co-founder of Stanford University. They've never been caught. a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAuJS77?o…
The Daily Victorian retweeted
If you're writing press coverage on a museum discovery please avoid using the following words:
vaults
dusty
archaic
hidden in drawers etc.
Most discoveries come from collaborations between researchers and curators, rarely is it speculatively wandering around a museum store.
current mood xitter.cf/thanatos_net/status/94…
