Symbols enthusiast, writer and editor. Author of books on symbols, as well as on art historical, historical and other subjects. https://teapawt.net/t.co/UwWBURNhWk
London, UK
Joined August 2009
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#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld This ceramic maize cob tureen was made in the USA, ca. 20th c. Courtesy of @mobotgarden's Little Shop Around The Corner. Maize shaped vessels symbolize prosperity from the earliest Central & South American cultures, continuing to today.
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Today's the feast of St Catherine, by tradition a 4th Century martyr, and one of the most popular of all saints in medieval days.
Here she is holding her symbols of a sword and a wheel in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, an early 16th Century Flemish devotional statue. 1/3
Burrell Collection: flickr.com/photos/norfolkody…
Of severed heads and #cephalophores: 'Denis Denis', a post from the past by way of Krefeld's coat of arms: mrssymbols.blogspot.com/2011… #Krefeld #heraldry
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A creamware bull designed by Arnold Machin for Wedgwood, c.1943–1945, decorated with stars and representations of signs of the zodiac (the bull also symbolises Taurus), @mfaboston bit.ly/473oTAW
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A playing card, c.1465, depicts Justice with scales (symbolising impartiality) and a sword (denoting punishment); the crane grasps a stone in its claw and represents vigilance because if it were to fall asleep, it would drop the stone and awake instantly. bit.ly/45BpYhZ
Many congratulations to @JubileeJude and especially to @Cordwainers for a wonderful choice of Master!
At Oath Day last week we installed our new master, Judith Millidge, the 1st woman master in our 751 year history. @JubileeJude
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My link of the week: the symbolism of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers' coat of arms, @Cordwainers, on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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My link of the week: The Virgin and child, St Catherine and St Barbara, with symbolic attributes, c.1520, @Newfields on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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My link of the week: Giuseppe Arcimboldo's symbolic personification of summer, 1563, @KHM_Wien on.fb.me/hrcCPP
My link of the week: a thirteenth-century Persian earthenware dish decorated with symbolic fish, @LindenMuseum on.fb.me/hrcCPP
My link of the week: twelve symbolically decorated Japanese incense containers, each representing a month of the year, @asianartmuseum on.fb.me/hrcCPP
My link of the week: a Roman bracelet with serpentine symbolism, @MFAH on.fb.me/hrcCPP
My link of the week: Nicholas Hilliard's portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, with symbolic pelican and other emblematic elements, @walkergallery on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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My link of the week: the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertari playing a symbolic game of senet, @MetMuseum on.fb.me/hrcCPP
My link of the week: Carlo Crivelli's portrayal of Saint Peter, 1476, with symbolic attributes, @NationalGallery on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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My link of the week: the golden #armills, with symbolic decorations, first used at the #coronation of King Charles II, @RCT #coronation on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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My link of the week: Sebald Beham's depiction of Venus and Taurus, c.1539, with symbolic details, @britishmuseum on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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My link of the week: the cortège of Neptune and Amphitrite, with symbolic attributes, depicted in a panel of Portuguese tiles, or azulejos, 1670, @NAzulejo on.fb.me/hrcCPP
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