Monthly Archives: October 2015

Picture This LXIV

Posted on 30th October 2015 by Jack Plane

In A William and Mary Simulated Tortoiseshell Chest of Drawers, I mentioned how faux tortoiseshell-painted furniture was popular as a background for japanned decoration (either newly-painted or using previously tortoiseshell-painted canvasses). I recently came across this chest-on-stand which typifies late … Continue reading →

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Vale Maureen O’Hara

Posted on 26th October 2015 by Jack Plane

Maureen O’Hara, 1920-2015. Maureen O’Hara, the flame-haired star of the 1952 film, The Quiet Man (indisputably the best film ever made), died in her sleep on the 24th of October, aged 95. O’Hara was born in 1920 in Dublin, later … Continue reading →

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White Glove Shots upset Historian

Posted on 23rd October 2015 by Jack Plane

Picture: BBC Ok, this is getting ridiculous now. Above is a press shot accompanying the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s acquisition of a 1913 Picasso. It’s wrong on so many levels. So I think that if museum press offices … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXIII

Posted on 1st October 2015 by Jack Plane

Since posting Picture This LIX, I have come across a few additional images of tables incorporating open- and blind fretwork. The juncture of the rail and leg of the table in figure 1 is a rather clumsy combination of open … Continue reading →

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