Victorian Gutta Percha Sea Maiden Brooch 1876 Worlds Fair during the hardest most desolate

during the hardest most desolate times one thing remains true: art

flat braiding table (a top hat or bandbox would suffice in a pinch) with a small finger-sized hole cut into the middle and small leaded weights

From weevils and moths to fireflies and jewel beetles

But you can clearly see the damage under magnification in the images

The onslaught of WWI nearly collapsed the bead making industry

Victorian Gutta Percha Sea Maiden Brooch 1876 Worlds Fair during the hardest most desolateDivine, ethereal, a powerful manipulator of emotions and a stealer of souls, the harp has occupied a place in myth, legend and supernatural lore since it first came into being. In the Victorian era, the harp was often seen as a seductive gateway to feminism allowing a young lady to put her dainty wrists and forearms on display while also flashing her ankles to gentlemen listeners. But this whimsical stringed instrument isn't all devilish women and