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"Summer is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." John Ruskin
#SerenitySunday Fireboard, 1790 "Comtemplation by the Shore, 1790, American. Via @peabodyessex
Good night- sweet dreams & bright tomorrows ✨✨
Detail, Chariot of #Venus, #Boucher, @gardnermuseum
For your #planner: @MHS1791 @MHS_Research "The Legacy of the China Trade in Massachusetts: The Emergence of a Global #Boston" https://t.co/fIXUPhjMDh #globalboston #chinatrade @PEMLibrary
#serenitysunday I find balance & interplay of form & color in this #fashionplate especially appealing. Full yellow dress, accented by the blue gloves & jaunty red hat….delightful! From the Gallery of Fashion, October 1797. Several versions may be found online #summerpromenade
#RedRedRed Plate fr. #augusteracinet #thecompletecostumehistory illustrating types of #shawls #wraps worn late 18th-early 19thc #france #wraponeup #giftgiving
Fashion plate fr. era of #MarieAntoinette (1755-1793), 1784: Robe à l’Anglaise le corpsage lacé par derriere le jupon et retroussé, les manches d’une couleur differente de la Robe, le tout bordées d’un ruban de couleur à volonté, tres étroit. via @mfaboston #18thcfashion
Mrs. Thomas Graham by #Gainsborough, oil on canvas, c1775-77 #widenercollection #GorgeousGeorgians
'The Vacation Girl' -it is vital that your cap and sweater match! #holdontosummer #vintagesummer