Showing posts with label 19th century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 19th century. Show all posts

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Colorful Vintage Roses Stationery



Colorful vintage roses are bordering this blank stationery .Stylish and beautiful way to send messages . The 19th century graphic was courtesy of vintagefeedsacks - edited and applied on this item by Alma Wad .

Monday, April 23, 2018

Women and education - vintage photo


Saturday, December 10, 2016

Vintage Istanbul cityscape with moon light Metal Photo Print

Vintage Istanbul cityscape with moon light Metal Photo Print
Vintage Istanbul cityscape with moon light Metal Photo Print
by almawad

Vintage Istanbul city scape with moon light . .It features a mosque - the sea and some boats . The moon is half covered by the clouds . It has some exotic real Middle Eastern feel .Metal print in small size .
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Courtesy of Library of Congress .The richly colored image looks like photograph but it is actually a photochrom print an ink-based photolithographs .

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

women with moustache or the standard of beauty of the Qajar Iran

There is an exhibition in MIA about illustration of women in Iran in the second half of the 19th century .Women with moustache and strong , fusing eye-brows . Face hair was clearly considered chic at that time . Those who did not have enough of that  hair simply  draw a faux moustache !

 If you are interested in women's world in 19th century Iran then you can browse this online database.

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