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Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Lillian E. Glenn Peirce and Mabel Glenn Cooper, 1929

Dressing gown
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/95696

#Ootd is this 1967 George Halley evening dress. The full navy taffeta skirt is lovely, but the true highlight is the ivory floral bodice, which features 3D appliques of various flowers. A year later, Halley received a Coty award for his romantic, standout gowns #fashionhistory

Front view of a pale orange ruched velvet dress with long sleeves and a long skirt. It has ruching around the neck and a matching cap

Back view of the pale orange 1930s velvet dress that shows the wide sleeves and drape of the skirt

A partial view of the 1930s pale orange velvet dress that highlights the ruching at the neckline and shows the matching cap with silk bow at the back

This looks as if it were a fun wedding dress worn by Arline Nelson in 1935. The dress itself is all kinds of crinkled velvet loveliness but that little matching cap! #NewfieldsToday #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Photo of moon over trees.

Photo of full moon.

Worm Moon at different times this evening. 🪱 🌒

i finally got a picture of him!!!!

orange cat looking upset

you'll never believe it but the little prince is watching me get ready for work and he is not pleased by the situation

Frog helps a not-so-enthusiastic Toad get dressed for a winter adventure. From "Down the Hill" In *Frog and Toad All Year*

Frog pushed a coat down over the top of Toad.

Frog pulled snowpants up over the bottom of Toad.

Administration at DePaul in Chicago has unilaterally decided to permanently close the DePaul Museum as a cost-cutting measure. Please consider signing this letter opposing this short-sighted decision openletter.earth/letter-oppos...

This week will be a somewhat controversial color- orange. People are often scared that they can't pull off orange, but this week, I'll feature dresses that show the beauty of this color. Let's start with this 1890 Worth satin and velvet afternoon gown. #Fashionhistory #ootd

A well-preserved Roman leather shoe with elaborate cutout patterns. The design features a high ankle and open section

An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!

From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.

📷 Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine

🏺 #archaeology

official museum photo of the object, quarter turn side profile on white background “Pig bank made of modeled, incised and painted pottery with red ears and nose, facial features depicted with holes.”

PIGGY 🐷
Coin Bank, 1971-2
Collected in Colombia, Tolima Dept, La Chamba; probably Pijao culture
Pottery (modeled, drilled, incised, painted), 12 x 11 x 11.5 cm
Smithsonian NMAI 26/3733
#IndigenousArt #SouthAmericanArt #Pig

Resharing for #NationalPigDay 🐖

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miss him

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this building is so ugly i’m sorry

good for them honestly

Seattle Mariners' Naylor greets history-making umpire - Seattle Sports Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor talked about the nice moment Tuesday when he greeted Jen Pawol, the first female umpire in MLB history.

The #Mariners' Josh Naylor provided a nice moment Tuesday by greeting history-making umpire Jen Pawol before stepping into the box.

"It’s not hard to be inclusive and welcoming and happy. I think it could change the world.”

(via @shannondrayer.bsky.social)

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A ‘temporary’ but seven-year post in Medieval English literature.

3,100 years ago, ancient Egyptian workers defeated a God-King – without using any weapons Before picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even a pharaoh to negotiate

Some comments on the Turin Strike Papyrus and much more on ancient collective action.

#OnThisDay - 25 February - in AD 50 Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, the son of Agrippina, was adopted at the age of 12 by the emperor Claudius and was given a new name: Nero. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: RIC Claudius 121; Münzkabinett Berlin (18213948). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

Flowers in stone niche, w/ some lizards & insects. Vanitas: stone is cracking, flowers will die -- but not these ones painted in 1615 by Roelant Savery! Today is his day.

TEXT: Spring Training '26 Final Feb. 25, 2026 Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3 IMAGE: Jarren Duran standing at the plate during an at bat during a Spring Training game against the Twins. He is wearing the Red Sox red Spring Training uniforms.

Road dub ✅

High fives for all 🖐

Four Pinks - with buds and foliage.
Herman Saftleven, 1682. (British Museum)

a poorly drawn wide cat

a black cat is viewed through a clear glass of water held in front of it. the glass magnifies and distorts the cat’s face, making its eyes appear enlarged and slightly warped

w i d e

Pious annotations upon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly and plainly John Diodati 1648
Fore-edge decoration at its most charming. (Royal Collections, HM CIII)

This has it all. A flower holder in the shape of a book, with a biretta wearing cardinal-saint on the cover. Looks to me like it could be Charles Borromeo - has his characteristic large nose which is always shown. (V&A Museum, London)