#18th century
Let them eat ice cream… A new enamel pin to debut at Fanime! Find me at table #1102 in the artist alley!
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Empress Catherine I, the first Empress consort and Empress regnant of Russia, was recorded to have been a recipient of four Awards: Order of Saint Catherine, Order of Saint Andrew, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, and Order of the White Eagle.
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Four eldest daughters of the Emperor Pavel I Petrovich of Russia, Grand Duchesses Alexandra, Elena, Maria and Ekaterina, captured in mitiature portraits and similar poses
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Monogrammed rings of the Tzars (from the top left):
Alexander I, Catherine the Great, Nicholas I, Maria Feodorovna and Paul I
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A portrait of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and two of their children or Louis Charles and Madame Elisabeth; circa 1825, unidentified artist. [source: Matthieu Semont SCP Auction, 30 June 2022.]
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Anonymous:Xinjuan quanxiang Mayi xiangfa. Chinese block-prints from the 6th year in the Qianlong reign [1741] in two volumes. About Physiognomy, Chiromancy and furtune-telling. Printed after an edition from the late Ming period: Wanli yihai [1599]
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Midshipman James Ward, portrait c. 1776-1780, attributed to the artist John Webber. The white patches of a midshipman’s rank are visible on his collar.
The midshipman had in fact become the embryo officer. His position as such was given stress when uniform was first introduced for the military officers in 1748 and he was included. “Persons acting as Midshipmen”, said the order, “should likewise have a uniform cloathing in order to distinguish their Class to be in the Rank of Gentlemen.”
The white patch or “turnback” on the midshipman’s collar appears to have been introduced at this time; certainly the regulations in 1787 mention “a stand up collar with small white turn back as before”. The patch was known to generations as a midshipman’s “weekly account”, and by the midshipmen themselves as “the mark of the beast.”
—Snotty: The Story of the Midshipman, by Commander Geoffrey Penn R.N.
Lord Jacques: “Your cousin is indeed beautiful Tony. I was wrong not to believe you. Has she agreed to your proposal yet?”
Lord Anthony: “Unfortunately no. But I will convince her yet.”
Lord Jacques: “Well if lady Elita has already turned you down thrice I think she knows her mind. Besides there’s plenty of fish in the sea left.”
Lord Anthony:“But it would be so convenient as we already know each other well. I would not have to go to the trouble of making the acquaintance of some stranger.”
Lord Jacques:“Hah! You really are lark. Now are you going to introduce me to her or not?”
Lord Anthony: “Certainly. She has been very curious of you, you know?”
TS4: Josephine Updo
A hairstyle that is usable for many different style/age periods!
info:
- new mesh by me / frankenmesh from Get Famous and Luxury Party
- bgc
- comes in all EA/maxis match colors
- available from teen to elder, found under long hair in CAS
- hatchops included, but only the base of the hair will shop up under hats, the curls will not
- the dress worn by the sim in the preview is by by @magnolianfarewell and it can be downloaded from here
DOWNLOAD(at my blog)
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Lady Elita: “I see you are enjoying the dance you traitor.”
Lord Carl-Gustav: “Do not get upset with me. Mother changed her mind at the last minute and I had not option but to escort her.”
Lady Elita:“Ah sorry Carl. I should have known.”
Lord Carl-Gustav: “You know from now on I would just like to stay out of your fights. I hate to always be the intermediary.”
Lady Elita: “You know papa would not have wanted us to hold grudge on the Avons without first finding out if they have corrected their manners. And he would not have wanted us to wilt away at home without ever attending any parties.”
Lady Georgiana: “Do not tell me what Gustav would and would have not wanted!”
Lord Robert: “Ah ladies I see you have found each other.”
Lord Robert: “Do not be so cross with your mother Elita. Is it not wonderful she is finally beginning to rouse from her mourning and has attended her first ball in years?”
Lady Elita: “Ah thank you uncle Robert. Now I hope you will keep my mother company. I need to speak with my brother.”
Lady Georgiana: [smiling politely]“If you say anything about me deserving a daughter like her then I will cut out your tongue.”
Lord Robert: “Would not dream of it my dear friend. Was only about to say how much she reminds me of her parents. All three of them.”
Lady Georgiana: “Thank the watcher that she never had to meet her true father or it would have been a disaster.”
“Small Knife with Sheath” The Ottoman Empire, 18th century. Material: steel, silver, bone, horn, mother-of-pearl, enamel [1359x1920]
I’d hide this in my cleavage
if my boobs were big enough
Ooh so pretty….
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Round Red Lacquer box, China, 18th century
Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc. New York, until 1989; sold to Irving]; Florence and Herbert Irving , New York (1989–2015; donated to MMA)
ø 13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm)
The Qianlong Emperor (1711 – 1799) commissioned at least eighteen versions of this lacquer box. He was the sixth Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Like his predecessors, took his cultural role seriously. The Qianlong Emperor was a major patron and important “preserver and restorer” of Confucian culture. He collected ancient bronzes, bronze mirrors, seals, pottery, metal work as well as lacquer work, which flourished during his reign. A substantial part of his collection is in the Percival David Foundation in London.
[text source: @wikipedia]
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Portrait of the Countess of Vergennes in Turkish Gown (detail), by Antoine de Favray, 1760s-70s. Oil on canvas.
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