Tag Archives: 19th Century

1842: Snowstorm

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

J. M. W. Turner: Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (c 1842)

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1897: C.3.3.

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

When Oscar Wilde’s poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol was published in February, 1898, the author’s name appeared only as “C.3.3.,” which had been the number of Wilde’s tiny room in the prison: block C, landing 3, cell 3. It … Continue reading →

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1861: Storm

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

Martin Johnson Heade: Approaching Storm: Beach near Newport (c 1861–62)

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1896: Forest Stream

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Peder Mørk Mønsted: Forest Stream (1896)

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1865: An Unlikely Alliance

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an unlikely alliance was formed between the makers of pianos and the manufacturers of sewing machines. Both were products widely used by women at home, both were widely seen as triumphs of American … Continue reading →

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1868: Definition

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

From Wikipedia: Tsundoku (Japanese: 積ん読) is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them. The term originated in the Meiji era (1868–1912) as Japanese slang. It combines elements of tsunde-oku (積んでお, to pile things … Continue reading →

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1872: Long Branch

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

William Trost Richards: Beach at Long Branch: Sunrise (1872)

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