Pouty Spinster

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Alan Lee ~ from The Lady of the Fountain ~ The Mabinogion ~ Medieval Welsh Tales translated by Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones ~ Dragon’s Dream ~ 1982

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Photographed by Tim Walker for Casa Vogue

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The New York firm of Buchholz and Zelt designed vessels that were embellished with glass jewels. By adding jewels to these design drawings, the people creating these works in the Czech Republic could better understand how the designer wanted the final product to look. Explore these designs for yourself at the Rakow Library in our exhibition, “Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library.” 

Design Drawings for Vessels with Jeweled Embellishments, Buchholz and Zelt, New York, New York, United States, about 1900-1930. CMGL 134167.

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Hand staffs.

Folk Art Museum exhibit: Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. 

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Winter sportswear. Gazette du bon ton. 1912. 

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“Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stained Glass Window Design – watercolor, gouache, pen, red ink, and graphite on Bristol board, mounted on grey mat board. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY“ from here.

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Like many glassmakers, Frederick Carder wrote his glass recipes down in batch books. Greg Merkel, a local scientist, was able to match those recipes to specific pieces of glass in the Museum’s collection, including this celadon vase. He used XRF scans to identify the chemical makeup of the glass. Make your own discoveries at the Rakow Library in “Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library” and share them with us using #RakowInspired.

Vase, Frederick Carder, Corning, New York, 1920-1929. Gift of Steuben Glass. 75.4.440.

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Lightning leaps from cloud to cloud. Children’s science book. 1947.

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london, 1967

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Art deco relief of man holding biplane & postal emblem in lobby of Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) | photo Jim Steinhart, 2011 | via travelphotobase.com

Carew Tower, completed in 1930, was designed by the architectural firms W.W. Ahlschlager & Associates and Delano & Aldrich. Sculpture on the exterior and interior of the building, presumably including the relief pictured here, were designed and executed by sculptor Rene Paul Chambellan (American, 1893–1955)

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King vulture. Les oiseaux. v.1. 1904. 

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ANNI ALBERS, Tapestry / Room Divider, Germany/USA, 1948. Material handwoven linen and cotton. From the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Image by Scandinavian Collectors, 2017.

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Marcello Nizzoli, Mirella sewing machine, 1957. For Necchi, Italy. Via marratime / flickr

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Pomacanthus semicirculatus. Salt Water Aquarium Fish. 1963.

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Enzo Mari, 16 animali, 1957. For Danese, Italy. Via Triennale Design Museum & flickr

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“Flat-footed animals makes these tracks.” Exploring nature with your child. 1952.