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Misfit History - Crown of Holy Roman Empress Constance of Aragon, ca. 1200. For more posts visit: http://www.wdlhistory.com/ Photo: (Palermo Museo) | Facebook
Crown of Holy Roman Empress Constance of Aragon, ca. 1200.
Extraordinary detail
Extraordinary detail 1513 and is in a museum in Basel, Switzerland
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Looks like that thingy over the shoulders is a separate piece
Ecclesiastical tunic. Century: XVII Storage Location: State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve "The Moscow Kremlin" (lib.pstgu.ru)
French Almoner's Purse
1340 French, almoner's purse Hamurg, Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe (Inv. 56,137) 16 x 14 cm Linen, with embroidery in gold and silk. Split, chain, stem and knot stitches. Background covered with gold thread, couched with red silk in zig-zag patterns.
To be an Explorer...Gathered Thoughts
I had a rare day out last week in London with an old friend. It started as a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the wonderful Op...