narachamesuke

fond of japanese shiba inu viewing ....... :)

[hiddenliburua @hiddenliburua]

Les sanwichs à bord des TGV, en 1981.

[Eastern Bloc Visuals @eastblocvisuals]

Students helping out with the watermelon harvest, USSR, 1970s.

[Rogelio Galván ll 🇩🇪🇲🇽 @GalvanPero55796]

"The Lacemaker", (1856).
Oil on panel.
By 19th century Belgian painter, Basile De Loose, (1809-1885).

Private Collection.

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

New York - 1957

📷 by Inge Morath

[Highland Cattle of Saarela @SaarelaHC]

Highland Cattle photo of the day

[Romodanowski @romodanowski]

"Dagger with Scabbard" (17th century), India and Iran. A luxurious dagger assembled from elements made in both Mughal India and Iran. The hilt and scabbard mount date to the 17th century, while the scabbard itself was made in the late 17th century. It is decorated with gold, rubies, emeralds, spinels, turquoise, pearls, and other precious materials, showcasing the remarkable craftsmanship of Persian and Mughal court workshops.

[Pasthetique @Pasthetique]

A 1910 Art Nouveau masterpiece timeless beauty in sterling silver.

[Diamtrader @diamtrader]

In #Hollywood #history, few jewels capture emotion and symbolism quite like #Marilyn Monroe’s platinum eternity ring.

Gifted by baseball legend Joe #DiMaggio, the ring was far more than a piece of luxury it was a quiet declaration of enduring connection between two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century.

Crafted in platinum and set with 35 diamonds, its design was understated compared to the extravagant Hollywood standards of the era, yet its meaning was profoundly powerful.

Unlike show stopping engagement rings worn by other stars, Monroe’s eternity ring reflected intimacy rather than spectacle.

Each diamond symbolized continuity, memory, and a love that remained significant even after the spotlight faded.

In a world driven by glamour and excess, its simplicity became its greatest strength.

Today, the ring stands as a subtle but enduring emblem of Marilyn Monroe’s personal #story proof that the most meaningful jewels are not always the largest or the most dazzling, but those tied to genuine human emotion. #MarilynMonroe #JoeDiMaggio #HollywoodHistory #VintageJewelry #EternityRing #ClassicHollywood #IconicJewels #FilmLegend #TimelessElegance

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

General Eisenhower wept in 1952 while discussing soldiers who had died under his command:

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Medieval gold ring with heraldic motifs of a dragon, 15th century, made in Dubrovnik.

Helmet is placed above the shield with engraved dragon, while helmet itself has larger figure of a dragon on the top.

Collection of National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade

[Nico Grass @slangseas]

Leipzig, East Germany, 1967
Willy Ronis

[Notre terroir 🇫🇷 @notreterroir]

Le quatre-quarts. Le gâteau breton le plus simple et le plus fidèle.

Son nom dit tout : un quart de farine, un quart de sucre, un quart d’œufs, un quart de beurre. Rien d’autre. Pesés au poids égal, pas au volume. En Bretagne, on le fait au beurre salé du pays, qui lui donne son caractère.

Il descend du pound cake apparu en Europe du Nord au début du XVIIIe siècle. Adopté et adapté en Bretagne, il devient un classique du goûter, moelleux et doré, qui se conserve bien. Pas de levure dans la version traditionnelle, juste le bon dosage et une cuisson patiente.

Pas de crème, pas de fruits confits, pas d’artifices. Un gâteau qui respecte le beurre, la simplicité du terroir et les souvenirs d’enfance.

Malgré une grande offre industrielle souvent de mauvaise qualité, le vrai quatre-quarts résiste dans les cuisines familiales. Il ne demande aucun talent caché, si ce n’est celui de choisir un bon beurre demi-sel breton. C’est le premier gâteau que l’on apprend aux enfants, celui dont on retient la recette sans jamais l’avoir notée.

Un monument de la simplicité brute, qui prouve que la perfection n’a parfois besoin que de savoir compter jusqu’à quatre.

[🌱Hello, I'm Mark @LoveGrowingVeg]

Now that was a good chilli con carne 😋 I was a bit concerned it might be a bit bitter with my green peppers and aubergine but added a bit more sugar. With 3 of my hot chilli peppers, used half the number of seeds the heat was perfect. Mrs T agreed. Happy tum tums all round and the Spanish red wine was pretty good as well. Made a double portion will freeze so will have some more another day 😍

[MENA Visuals @menavisualss]

🇸🇾 A Syrian mother and her children in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 1963.

[Historic Hub @HistoricHub]

It may resemble a medieval village, but this is the interior of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome. Built almost 2,000 years ago

[Diamtrader @diamtrader]

💚 The Chalk Emerald Ring is one of the most celebrated emerald jewels in history.

At its center is a remarkable 37.82 carat #Colombian emerald, originally mined in the legendary #Muzo region, renowned for producing some of the world’s finest emeralds.

The gemstone dates back to the #Mughal period, when emeralds were highly prized by Indian rulers and often carved or inscribed before making their way to Europe through global trade.

In the 20th century, the emerald was acquired by the renowned jeweler Harry Winston, who had it recut to enhance its brilliance and mounted in a platinum ring surrounded by pear shaped diamonds.

Named after its benefactors, O. Roy and Louise Chalk, the ring was donated to the #Smithsonian Institution in 1972, where it remains one of the museum’s most admired treasures and a symbol of exceptional craftsmanship, history, and natural beauty. #TheChalkEmeraldRing #Smithsonian #HarryWinston #ColombianEmerald #Muzo #Emerald #GemHistory #JewelryHistory #HistoricJewels #Gemstones #FineJewelry #MuseumCollection #LuxuryJewelry #NaturalTreasures

[Urbanponds101 @urbanponds101]

Tell me you’re ‘Up North’ without telling me….

[The Medieval Scholar @MedievalScholar]

The ruins of Montfort castle, built by the Teutonic knights in the holy land in approximately 1220

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

The generation gap on King's Road, London, 1965....

By the mid-1960s, London's King's Road in Chelsea had become one of the most influential fashion and cultural centers in the world. The street was at the heart of the "Swinging London" phenomenon, a youth-driven movement that transformed fashion, music, art, and social attitudes. Between 1960 and 1970, the percentage of Britons aged 15 to 24 with disposable income nearly doubled, creating a powerful youth consumer market that reshaped British culture.

Fashion became one of the clearest markers of the generational divide. Younger Britons embraced miniskirts, bold colors, and modern styles promoted by designers such as Mary Quant, while older generations often retained the more conservative fashions and social values that had dominated postwar Britain. By 1965, London had overtaken Paris in the eyes of many international observers as the center of youth fashion and popular culture.

In 1966, Time magazine devoted a cover story to "London: The Swinging City," declaring the British capital the cultural epicenter of the Western world, driven largely by its young population, fashion industry, and music scene.

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[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Phoenician Purple Dye (Tyre Dye) :

Phoenician City of Tyre grew rich from sale of a purple-dyed textiles that were used to denote royalty. Dye was produced from murex, a trumpet-shaped marine snail still found among rocks in eastern Mediterranean today. Piles of shells and large vats indicated that dye production was carried out on an industrial scale. In Sidon, archeologist found a 300ft-long mound of murex shells.

According to legend purple was discovered by Phoenician god Melkarth, whose dog bit into a seashell, resulting in his mouth becoming a rich shade of purple. Other have said the dye was discovered by noting that people who ate snail had purple lips.

Royal purple was produced as early as 1200 BC. Dye was made of urine, sea water and ink from the bladders of the murex snails. To extract snails, the shells were put in a vat where their putrifying bodies excreted a yellowish liquid. Depending on how much water was added the liquid produced hues ranging from rose to dark purple.

"Born to the purple" became a common expression to describe royalty. Purple cloth was treasured by Greeks and Romans and remained extremely valuable through Byzantine times. One gram of pure purple die was worth 10 to 20 times its weight in gold. Some of richest people in ancient Phoenician were purple dye merchants.

Tyrian purple, also known as Phoenician red, Phoenician purple, royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. Name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon. True Tyrian purple, like most high-chroma pigments, cannot be accurately rendered on a standard RGB computer monitor.

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