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To maintain the fineness of piña fiber after it is extracted from the leaf and processed, individual three- to four-foot fibers are painstakingly knotted together by hand rather than spun on a wheel.
This image was posted on July 25, 2022.
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The pineapple contains extraordinarily fine, yet incredibly strong fibers.
This image was posted on July 12, 2022.
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In the 1860s, Minton & Company, a major English ceramic producer whose wares ranged from affordable transferware to hand-decorated porcelain and large-scale monumental design, acquired books of Japanese birds and flowers.
This image was posted on July 11, 2022.
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One of the most popular transfer-printed designs in the Japonesque style was the pattern Gildea & Walker marketed under the trade name of “Melbourne”.
This image was posted on June 30, 2022.
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The quality of nineteenth-century piña textiles and embroidery is unsurpassed.
This image was posted on June 27, 2022.
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The two most spectacular forms of piña handwork include calado (pullwork) and sombrado (appliqué).
This image was posted on June 07, 2022.
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Christian Herter (1839–83) arrived in New York from Germany in 1859 and became a full partner in his brother Gustave’s firm in 1864, forming Herter Brothers.
This image was posted on May 25, 2022.
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Light and airy, the María Clara served as the formal female ensemble of the Philippines in the late nineteenth century and was perfectly suited to the humid climate.
This image was posted on May 23, 2022.
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During Spanish colonization, young Filipina women acquired a Western education at convents, orphanages, and schools that were established in cities and provinces throughout the Philippines.
This image was posted on May 10, 2022.
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After Japan opened to international trade, following a prolonged period of isolation from the West, French author Philippe Burty coined the term Japonisme in 1872 to describe the new fervor for all things Japanese.
This image was posted on May 02, 2022.
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Interior design advice from the 19th century that holds up today: influential architect and furniture designer Charles Locke Eastlake encouraged a threefold division of walls in 1867, explaining to his readers that: “Paperhangings should in no case be allowed to cover the whole space of a wall from skirting to ceiling….The most dreary method of decorating the wall of a sitting-room is to cover it all over with an unrelieved pattern of monotonous design.” Fashionable Aesthetic Movement interiors displayed a dado, which covered the lower part of the wall and provided an alternative to wood paneling.
This image was posted on April 27, 2022.
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The pineapple plant, known all over the world for its delicious fruit, is indigenous to Central and South America.
This image was posted on April 26, 2022.
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