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A zibellino, flea-fur or fur tippet is a women’s fashion accessory popular in the later 15th and 16th centuries. A zibellino, from the Italian word for “sable”, is the pelt of a sable or marten worn draped at the neck or hanging at the waist, or carried in the hand.
Sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish a TeaPot from a Coffee Pot and a Chocolate Pot …
Chemise à la Reine (The Chemise Dress) In the 1780s, the Chemise à la Reine — often called the chemise dress — came into fashion in France and quickly spread across Europe.
Impressionism (fr. impressionnisme – “impression”) is one of the largest trends in art in the last third of the 19th century.
The Podstakannik: A Small Object with a Long Story The podstakannik (ru. подстаканник, literally “thing under the glass”) is a tea glass holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal, designed to hold a drinking glass (stakan).
Chatelaine (from the French term châtelaine) A chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it.
