This rare Irish needlework instruction book from 1833 contains samples of sewing, darning, embroidery, knitting and miniature clothing, and was used at the Female Model school in Kildare Place, Dublin.
It is called 'A Concise Account of the Mode of Instructing in Needle-Work', and was printed by Thomas I. White of Dublin in 1833. The cover is inscribed 'Sarah Darby 1837'. These are normal needlework instruction manuals that the students would paste their work into.
In May last year this book was auctioned by Freeman's Hindman of Philadelphia, PA, with an estimate of $3,000-$5,000!

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Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Gothic Church on a Rock by the Sea
1815

The word "crook" or "cruck" originates from the Middle English term crok(e), which comes from the Old Norse krāka, meaning "hook." This term also gave rise to the word "crooked," referring to something bent, twisted, or deformed. Additionally, it is the source of the "crook" used by shepherds and symbolically by bishops.

Crucks were primarily used during the medieval period in the construction of timber-framed buildings, such as houses and large tithe barns.

They were also employed in the roofs of stone-walled structures like churches. However, these bent timbers were relatively rare due to their high demand in the shipbuilding industry.

When naturally curved timbers were readily available, carpenters continued to use them long after the medieval period. For example, base crucks can still be found in the roofs of the residential range at Staple Inn Buildings, Nos. 337-338, High Holborn, London.

These crucks date back to 1586, with notable alterations in 1886 by Alfred Waterhouse, as well as further restorations in 1936 and 1954-55. Despite these modifications, renowned expert Cecil Hewett has confirmed that the 16th-century crucks remain original.

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Venus Callipyge meaning “Venus of the beautiful buttocks”. 1st or 2nd century BC. National Archaeological Museum of Naples
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An Origami woman in dress, folded from a single square of paper
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ᚳᚢᛗᛖ, ᛇᚪ ᛇᛟᛋᛏᚱᚪ! ᚻᚢ ᛋᚹᛁᚦᛖ ᛁᚳ ᛚᚪᚾᚷᛁᚷᛖ þᛁᚾᚱᛖ ᚳᚣᛗᛖ.

“There were many Gothic nations in earlier times, the greatest are the Goths, Vandals, Visigoths and Gepaedes. While distinguished by their names, they do not differ in anything else. For they all have white bodies, fair hair, and are tall and handsome to look upon.”
- Procopius

Outside my house 1 week ago ❄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Are you Blue veined or Green?

Mood of the evening.

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