#ArtDeco glass vases by René Lalique (French, 1860-1945):
Senart Red Vase, 1934 Barromee (Peacock) Vase, 1928
On display at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
For #SquirrelAppreciationDay:
ArtNouveau squirrel designs by Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869-1942) in L'Animal dans la décoration (Paris, 1897). Plates 19, 22, 52.
For #SquirrelAppreciationDay:
12, 28, 35, 140 “Grey Squirrel”
From the ongoing search for all the animals from the 420 original 1906 Moravian tile mosaics by Henry Chapman Mercer on the Pennsylvania Capitol floor.
It’s #SquirrelAppreciationDay so let’s appreciate this classic from the New York Public Library’s “interesting reference questions” collection (cards that recorded right riiîquestions librarians were asked by telephone - y’know, before Google):
“Why do 18th century English paintings have so many squirrels in them, and how did they tame them so that they wouldn't bite the painter?" 🤔🐿️🖼️
Bonus: Exhibit A: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738-1815) , iooofJohn Bee Holmes [with pet Fox Squirrel], 1766. Spotted on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2020.
For #WatercolorWednesday, here is a 1727 illustration of a Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans):
"This hand-colored drawing of 1727 depicts what is said to be a flying squirrel, which is perched on a branch eating a nut. The squirrel was brought to Paris from New Orleans by a Capuchin priest who, after three days, gave it to the queen. According to the note written in pencil at the top of the illustration, the small animal aroused much curiosity and amusement at the French court, where 'its favorite thing was to jump onto the ladies' necks and hide.' The note explains: 'He would fly from one end of the room to the other, and could not fly further than that. His tail was the most peculiar. I drew this picture of him in 1727.'"