Gold and enamel figurine of a white dog set with diamonds as its eyes. Jaipur, 19th-20th century. (via British Museum)
A London Salmagundi
A Hotch-pot or Gallimaufry of Divers Things
Gold and enamel figurine of a lion set with diamonds as its eyes. Jaipur, 19th-20th century. (via British Museum)
Rectangular apron (used in ‘chonquinada’ dance). Two sailors surrounded by flowers. Peru. (via British Museum)
The Caterpillar of the Wavy Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata), family Geometridae, a species found throughout much of North America. The larvae feed on many plants in the family Asteraceae (like Liatris spp. and Rudbeckia spp.) as well as a variety of other flowering plants. They are known to pluck the petals from the flowers of their host plants and affix them to their backs using silk. Once the petals begin to wilt and discolor, the caterpillar discards the old petals and picks new petals, which camouflage the animal.
The epidermis and circular muscles of a leech, Erpobdella octoculata.
Image by Annette Bergter, University of Osnabrück.
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Walker Evans Girl in Fulton Street, New York, 1929. Gelatin silver print.
[From the Metropolitan Museum of Art]](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxrsa8boNs1qzhl9eo1_500.jpg)
Walker Evans Girl in Fulton Street, New York, 1929. Gelatin silver print.
[From the Metropolitan Museum of Art]
Portrait painting of actress Hester Booth as a female harlequin, oil on canvas by John Ellys. ca 1722-1725 (via Victoria & Albert Museum)
Kalighat painting of a fresh water prawn with three cat fishes. Calcutta ca. 1940. (via Victoria & Albert Museum)
