Ball Gown
ca. 1875, British, silk & cotton. | THE MET
Posted 17 hours ago
- me: time for bed
- stomach: LET'S EAT 15 CHEESEBURGERS WITH ICE CREAM CAKE AND POTATO CHIPS WITH AN ENTIRE TACO BELL ON THE SIDE
- brain: HEY REMEMBER ALL THOSE WORRIES, IDEAS, ASPIRATIONS AND OTHER ANXIOUS THOUGHTS WELL NOW YOU DO
- muscles: I HURT FOR AN UNEXPLAINED REASON LIKE ARE YOU GROWING DO YOU HAVE A DISEASE LOL IDK HELP
- skin: LET'S PLAY A GAME CALLED ARE YOU ITCHY OR DID A SPIDER EGG SACK JUST BIRTH ON YOU
- ears: THERE'S A JET PLANE 500 MILES AWAY ALSO I THINK THE NEIGHBOR IS VACUUMING
- eyes: WOW EVER NOTICE HOW IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY INTO PITCH BLACKNESS YOU CAN ALMOST SEE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE
- mouth: IT'S DEATH VALLEY UP IN HERE
- body: HAVE FUN TOSSING AND TURNING FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS
- me: ok
Posted 21 hours ago
Alexander McQueen - “SAVAGE BEAUTY” {Exhibition} #3
Posted 21 hours ago
You don’t have to be a parent to understand the horror of walking into a room to discover that the baby crawled out of his crib and onto that pottery wheel you forgot to turn off. And while the baby is spinning around and around, the dog is sitting there all calm, like a person, gently using his paws to fashion the baby’s soft cartilage head into something a little more modern. It might be the classic tale of bad parenting, but let’s see where the dog is going with this.
Posted 1 day ago
Malabar Rapier
- Dated: 17th - 18th century
- Place of Origin: India
- Measurements: Overall length: 36.25in (920mm); blade length: 31in (790mm)
This is an extremely rare rapier sword from the Malabar coast, South India. There is a similar sword which is kept at The National Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland – bought to the Paris Exhibition of 1855 by the East Indian Company. The sword is illustrated on the rear sleeve of Hindu Arms & Ritual by Robert Elgood.
The hilt is bronze of symmetrical design, flared langets, and chunky quillions. It features a swollen central grip with a small area of chasing underneath the dish pommel which is also intricately chased. It has a bowl shaped pommel cup with further chasing around the pommel finial.
Source: © Copyright 2013 Akaal Arms
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Posted 1 day ago
Ehren Dorsey by Emre Unal for Vogue Turkey May 2013
20, artist, animator, average crazy person.
