Lost Splendor

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→ 11 Feb 12 at 1 am The Full Skeleton, Clavicle c. 1774. via NYPL

tags: 18th century anatomy bones history medical skeleton illustration

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→ 04 Feb 12 at 1 pm
Pendule en Cartel, by Charles Crescent c. 1740 (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

tags: antique art clock history gold design 1700s 18th century

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→ 03 Feb 12 at 3 pm Turkish Sword with Scabbard, c. 1700s (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

tags: history sword metal turkish 18th century 1700s metalworking

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→ 29 Jan 12 at 7 pm Hunting Sword with Scabbard by Joseph Deutschmann, crafted in Germany c. 1740 (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

tags: art history sword weapon 18th century

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→ 29 Jan 12 at 11 am Catherine the Great and Peter III, c. 1740s (via Grand Ladies)

tags: 1700s 18th century catherine the great history portrait russia russian royalty

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→ 16 Nov 11 at 3 pm Musical Mantel Clock by Jean Baptiste Martre, France c. 1770 (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

tags: 1700s 18th century antique clock french history design baroque

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→ 04 Nov 11 at 10 am Women in 18th Century Dress, c. 1900 (via National Media Museum)

tags: 18th century 1900s costume history

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→ 27 Sep 11 at 6 pm By Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795. (via NYPL)

Lordy, I miss Japan.

tags: 18th century art japan japanese historical history

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→ 26 Jul 11 at 12 am Riding Coat, c. 1760. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art

tags: costume history historical fashion riding 18th century

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→ 13 Jul 11 at 8 am http://18thcenturyblog.com

tags: 18th century versailles fashion history historical costume

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→ 25 Jun 11 at 5 pm Carte des Isles Britaniques, c. 1760. Click for Source.

tags: england great brittain history historical map cartography 18th century

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→ 12 Jun 11 at 9 pm By Johanni

tags: fashion history historical costume 18th century 1700s versailles