I remember seeing the tweet a few days ago, but it didn’t actually source their info, and I’m leery about random accounts claiming certain things. Anyway, seeing this again, I decided to try to track down a real source (since the link here is to the tweet) and got led to this instagram post from 2017: https://www.instagram.com/p/BcDcTXHFHtl/ talking about donating to help conserve pieces with the Museum of London as part of their Redressing Pleasure campaign, which was indeed a source info I needed. Searching THAT led me to this page: https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/redressing-pleasure-inside-costume-store where they talk about various pieces that are included in the campaign. Notably, here’s some more information about this particular piece:
A Victorian Archeress! It doesn’t get much better than this. This stunning ensemble was donated to the Museum of London in 1954. It was worn by Mrs Fanny Giveen (1833-63). If you know anything about her, please do get in touch. This ensemble will be our ‘performer’ in the 19th side of the gallery. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens had ‘archery fetes’ in the 19th century, represented by this costume. We are so pleased to have an excuse to exhibit this incredible ensemble. However, we must reproduce her skirt and undersleeves and I hope to buy an original 1850s women’s archery bow, to complete the ensemble.
The article also includes several video tweets from curator Timothy Long highlighting each piece discussed. The tweet (and video) for this particular piece showing off more of the outfit and details is here:
A Victorian Archeress We need your support to complete this ensemble. We must make a skirt & undersleeves & we hope to buy an 1850s archery bow! Will you help us? https://t.co/zJQL6Vmnoapic.twitter.com/3xxKscFZsc
One of my favorite things is to look at old dinosaur art from the 19th Century, like these from “Earth Before the Deluge” from 1879.
Nowadays, despite the fact there are thousands of species of dinosaur, there are only six or seven “superstar” species used in every movie. Velociraptor is the latest addition to the list, since Jurassic Park and the Raptor Red books (you will not find a velociraptor in any movie prior to 1993), but if you asked someone from the 19th Century what the top dinosaurs were, the ones that drew crowds and were most associated with the concept, they’d probably say Iguanadon, Megalosaurus, Mosasaurus, Hyleosaurus, Icthyosaurus, and, as the 19th century started to end, Diplodocus (only the last one is all that well known to casual dinosaur fans). That’s because those dinosaurs were the earliest used to describe the concept.
Darcy’s facing a terrible foe, Shahra has a very Chaotic Neutral idea, and I FINALLY am over with this cursed horrible white paper and will go back to my beloved recycled one.
ALSO: this is the last episode in a while, summer has come, I’m very tired and I’ve reached the pages I have already done, so I’m taking a little hyatus from Webtoon. BUT, fear not: I’lll try to post here more often stuff related to the comic which isn’t Webtoon episodes, and I’m still active on my Instagram page… And from today even in my brand new Twitter one!
What’s Till Queendom Come? there’s a summary below…
Till Queendom Come is a project about an Indian Rakshasi who’s trying to find her lost heart after the East India Company stole it, a Jotunn who didn’t feel like going back to Norway after the Vikings invasions, and the young nephew of the last druid of St. Ives who’s now trying to keep on the family tradition on her own in spite of being the wrong gender to do so.
Started as a project set in Edwardian England, born in a urge of sudden irritation about seeing Victoria being romanticised everywhere by a cynical comic artist who majored in English. You can read it on Instagram under the hashtag #oscarpoppins (which was its unofficial title until now and in my mind will always be), or on Webtoon.
Ah, Victorian London, a place of technology and squalor, of progress, and a form of civilized barbarism. A place of high class nobles… and ruthless backstreet brawling. A place where people of all walks of life found themselves, and a place where all manner of cultures could be found. Indeed, there is much to be found here in London.
