Vintage Bunny Easter Cards. Suzi Love – suzilove.com
Easter Bunny Vintage Cards. #Easter #Vintage #Cards https://books2read.com/suziloveEaster Click To TweetCategory Archives: Suzi Love
1900-1910 ca. Russian gold, enamel, jeweled and hardstone miniature egg pendants. #EasterEgg #Russia #Jewelry
1900-1910 ca. Various antique Russian gold, enamel, jeweled and hardstone miniature egg pendants. bonhams.com The name Faberge is associated with the Russian Imperial family for whom most of the world’s most famous eggs were created. In 1870, Faberge inherited his father’s jewelry business and quickly became known for his brilliant designs. A display of his work and the gold medal he was awarded in Moscow’s Pan-Russian Exhibition of 1882 brought him to the attention of the Russian nobility.
1900s Early Gorgeous Faberge Eggs From Russia. 3. #Easter #Faberge #Russia
1900s Early Gorgeous Faberge Eggs From Russia. 3.
The name Faberge is associated with the Russian Imperial family for whom most of the world’s most famous eggs were created. In 1870, Faberge inherited his father’s jewelry business and quickly became known for his brilliant designs. A display of his work and the gold medal he was awarded in Moscow’s Pan-Russian Exhibition of 1882 brought him to the attention of the Russian nobility.
In 1885, Faberge was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III of Russia to create an Easter egg for his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna. This became known as The Hen Egg, the first Imperial Faberge Egg, and is made of gold. The Empress was so happy with the gift that Alexander appointed Fabergé a ‘Goldsmith by Special Appointment to the Imperial Crown’ and the following year commissioned another egg. From then on, Faberge was given complete freedom with future Imperial designs which become even more elaborate every year. A famous Fabergé egg is one of sixty eight jeweled eggs made by Fabergé and his assistants for the Russian Tzars and private collectors between 1885 and 1917.
After the Russian Revolution, the House of Faberge was nationalized by the Bolsheviks and the Faberge family fled to Switzerland where Peter Carl Faberge died in 1920. Several of the Faberge Imperial eggs are still missing.
1900 Friendship, or, Hoof #Faberge #Easter Egg. Presented by Tzarina Alexandra to one of her friends. Red gold bowenite, diamonds, rubies and pearls. Faberge Easter Egg, Russia.
1906 Swan Imperial Faberge Surprise Easter Egg. Commissioned by Tzar Nicholas II to give to the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna for her 40th wedding anniversary. Faberge Easter Egg, Russia.
1916 Steel Military Surprise Easter Egg. Gift from Nicholas II to his wife Tzaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna. Surprise is a miniature painting on an easel of the Tzarin planning with his generals in field. Faberge Easter Egg, Russia.
1900s Early Gorgeous Faberge Eggs From Russia. 2. #Easter #Faberge #Russia
The name Faberge is associated with the Russian Imperial family for whom most of the world’s most famous eggs were created. In 1870, Faberge inherited his father’s jewelry business and quickly became known for his brilliant designs. A display of his work and the gold medal he was awarded in Moscow’s Pan-Russian Exhibition of 1882 brought him to the attention of the Russian nobility.
In 1885, Faberge was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III of Russia to create an Easter egg for his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna. This became known as The Hen Egg, the first Imperial Faberge Egg, and is made of gold. The Empress was so happy with the gift that Alexander appointed Fabergé a ‘Goldsmith by Special Appointment to the Imperial Crown’ and the following year commissioned another egg. From then on, Faberge was given complete freedom with future Imperial designs which become even more elaborate every year. A famous Fabergé egg is one of sixty eight jeweled eggs made by Fabergé and his assistants for the Russian Tzars and private collectors between 1885 and 1917.
After the Russian Revolution, the House of Faberge was nationalized by the Bolsheviks and the Faberge family fled to Switzerland where Peter Carl Faberge died in 1920. Several of the Faberge Imperial eggs are still missing.
1900 Cockerel Faberge Easter Egg, or, Cuckoo Clock Egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Maria Feodoronova. Mechanism on top rear enables its bird to come out and move. The egg is part of the Viktor Vekselberg Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation, and housed in the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Faberge Easter Egg, Russia.
1912 Imperial Napoleonic Faberge Surprise Egg. Made by Henrik Emanuel Wigström, miniatures by Vassily Ivanovich Zuiev. Gold, guilloch enamel, rose-cut diamond, platinum, gold, ivory, gouache, velvet, silk. For Tsar Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov to give to Empress Maria Feodorovna. via suzilove.com and Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
19th Century Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest As Used in Jane Austen’s lifetime. #Regency #Medical #JaneAusten
19th Century Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest as would have been used in Regency England in the lifetime of Jane austen. via Christie’s Auction Rooms. christies.com
1800s Typical Salads Served With Main Meals In Households Like Jane Austen’s. #Food #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #BritishHistory
1800s Typical Salads Served during the 1800s. These are the sort of salads that Jane Austen’s family would have eaten to accompany main dishes during the early 1800s, or Regency Era. 1800s Typical Salads Served, Cucumber, Beetroot and Potato, Macedone Salad, Tomato Salad, Jellied Russian and Italian Salads, Prawn Salad, Egg and Lettuce, Lobster Salad and Salad Dumas. From: 1860s Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management. via Google Books (PD-150). 1800s Typical salads served in households like Jane Austen’s. https://books2read.com/suziloveOLD
1800s “Admiration”. By Vittorio Reggianini. Oil on canvas. #Regency #Art #JaneAusten
1800s “Admiration”. By Vittorio Reggianini. Oil on canvas. This looks like a typical drawing room scene from Jane Austen’s lifetime, or the early 1800s, or the Regency Era. Via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org
“One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.” Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice (1813) #JaneAusten #Quote #Regency
“One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.” Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice (1813) #JaneAusten #Quote #Regency
1802 Gentlemen’s Full Dress Of Blue Court Suit, French. #RegencyEra #JaneAusten #HistoricalFashion
1802 Full Dress of Blue Court Suit, French. Man’s grand parure, or full dress, with white lace on the tailcoat and ruffles on the shirt, jewels, white stockings, black dress shoes, sword and a bicorn hat under his arm. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien. Typical menswear for court in most parts of Europe in the early 1800s, or Regency Era, or Jane Austen’s times, included a tailcoat, a vest or waistcoat, breeches, stockings, dress shoes, and hat.
1800 February Two Winter Afternoon Dresses. #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #Fashion
1800 February Two Winter Afternoon Dresses. Left: white dress with small train and a red belt, red ribbons form an ‘X’ on each sleeve and hem trimmed with red triangles. Low collar lined with a narrow white lace ruffle, long white gloves up to the sleeves, plain white ankle length underskirt. Large red and white feather attached by three gold and sea foam green headbands that connect at the neck, gold drop earrings, three strand necklace of light green beads with a small cross. She wears yellow shoes. She walks down the stairs, holding up the front of her dress, and touches the other woman’s left shoulder with her left hand. Right:Patterned dress,above elbow yellow gloves, blue and white feather plume.