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Mistletoe lore is ancient. It survived winters as an evergreen & was thus seen to heal fertility, vitality, & ailments during mid winter. Greek, medieval, & Norse lore adored it. In the 18thc, the pagan & sacred met to make it a Xmas-time fertile, kissing plant

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2021-12-19

I like this amazing THC! So insane...

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2021-12-18

This week was my single best week as a collector. I was able to get some real artists in my collection, and they happen to also be some of my favorites. I'm so PUMPED!!!

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2021-12-17

(throws 18thc ineffable wives at u guys from the depths of grad app hell)

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2021-12-16

Victorians gave us the ritual of Xmas cards. Cheaper mass printing & stamps started the craze in the mid 19thc. Many assume their odd cards were based on morbidity, but scholars feel their idea of Xmas was also more secular, ironic & funny. The joke’s on us 😂

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2021-12-16

THC by

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2021-12-16

Latest acquisition ... Three Headed Coterie (THC) my first purchase on
THC 😍🔥

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2021-12-14

Nothing to do on or
Why not "Walk Through Time" with , guided by map, you will follow in the footsteps of who has magically brought early 20thC imagery to early 21stC digital domain! https://t.co/QsS8KnKKf2

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2021-12-12

THC. Thelma Helena colincia. Is able to emit a smoke like toxic which will either give you uncontrollable hunger or put you to sleep for hours, or even days!

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2021-12-09

On this a theory for why the English like ghost stories at Christmas: This may be based on an old custom. In the 8thC St Bede wrote that Anglo-Saxons left food on tables overnight during the Xmas season so that visiting spirits could partake of the feast……

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2021-12-07

U.S. Betty Broadbent aka “Tattooed Venus” (1909-1983) had over 565 tattoos and exhibited her art with the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Betty also tattooed others and is regarded as the most photographed 'tattooed lady' of the 20thc

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2021-12-07

My next book will be on ‘Victorian Sugar’ & how increased sugar intake in 19thC makes its way into the language, aesthetics,& metaphors that continue to shape our cultural discussions. So I’m totally fascinated by how that language/imagery gets fed back through the wombo ai😍🍭🍬

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2021-12-05

Laura Bell and Preacher of the 1800s - Laura Eliza Jane Seymour Bell was born in 1829, baptized on 18 October of that year, and moved with her family to Glenavy around 1835. She supposedly had ... https://t.co/GcAJOO6JdK

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2021-12-04

Day 1 of Advent! This beautiful 14thC Jesse Window in Shrewsbury is among the many treasures in CCT's collection. Please nominate our charity for a £1000 donation from https://t.co/CvxPMuIyy3

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2021-12-01

Gainsborough’s 18thc portraits of Georgiana Cavendish, “Gee”, the Duchess of Devonshire reveal her beauty, wit, & charm. At 17, she married one of the highest ranked nobleman in the peerage. But he was a cold philanderer. Her life was sad, but her legacy as a polymath endures 🖋

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2021-12-01

The Lovers (mid 20thc) by Remedios Varo, Catalan-Mexican para-surrealist painter and anarchist

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2021-11-28