Pretty Nippon Beaded Patterns

This is an object that I have at home. I love the beautiful pattern on this antique beaded Nippon ewer. After painting my ukuleles, I started looking at designs on other objects and I became fascinated with art nouveau vases. Some of the the vases have romantic figures and faces incorporated into the designs which echo the paintings of the time. It's so much fun and educational to look at well-crafted objects of the past.

The Art of Amy Crehore

The Ventriloquist & Friends

Pierrot group
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon

Another lovely pierrot group.

Gorgeous Corot Painting Found in Bushes

Seven weeks ago, a 5th Ave (NYC) doorman found Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's "Portrait of a Girl" stashed in the bushes outside of the Mark Hotel and hung it in his bathroom for a while before he realized what it was.

Read NYPost for the convoluted tale. Corot is one of my favorite painters and this painting is a gem (worth over a million dollars).

The Art of Amy Crehore

Hilarious Piece of Folk Art Erotica

This pipe cleaner man jacking off in a tobacco tin sold for $25. at auction last year (it is from the 1940s). Some type of pull-string on wrist? LINK

I guess this was a fad because here's another one (from 60's?): LINK

Kam Wah Chung & Co.

photo from Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Park

Kam Wah Chung & Co., general store and herbal apothecary, is

an historic landmark located in John Day, OR that was

built by Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On in the late 1800s

when thousands of Chinese miners came to the Oregon desert to

search for gold. There is a beautiful OPB video that shows the preserved contents of the store.

It is an amazing place to visit. I was reminded of it when a friend

showed me his pictures of a recent visit there.

You can find a lot more information and video here:

OPB

50 minute tube dress #2

50 minute tube dress #2
Originally uploaded by letslookupandsmile

From Life Magazine,
Feb 17, 1947

"The Laughter Makers"

"The Laughter Makers"
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon

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lovedaylemon's found images
(flickr).