Mackerel Sky, Eric Ravilious, 1938. Painted at Tollesbury in #Essex. Thought lost, it is now known to be in a private collection, was exhibited for the first time in many years in 2021 and is currently on display at @TownerGallery.
Mourning clothes in books! The rules are strict and complex, though the main one is that if a female character is thinking about how well black suits her, then she is not to be trusted. Plus mourning in white. Blogpost with (of course) pictures clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2024/05/mourni…
Paddle Steamers, Bristol Quay, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts Paddle steamers operated by P&A Campbell, which were moored up for winter. The original artwork is in a private collection. #Bristol
Fabulous cover covers fabulous content as Noel Streatfeild ‘aka Susan Scarlett’ reveals all about life amongst the Hanover Sq mannequins in 1939 tinyurl.com/ym8888ym
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A lovely 1945 printing of a 1935 edition of Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Christian Anderson illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Incidentally Rex Whistler was the brother of poet Laurence Whistler. Rex was tragically killed in combat in WW2.
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Happy #MayDay Since 1983 the #JackInTheGreenFestival in my home town of Hastings is one of biggest May Day celebrations in the country. As a kid we had a far less boisterous celebration with the crowning of the Queen of the May, always accompanied by a chimney sweep for good luck
Lillies of the valley in my Devon Garden . In France, in 1561, King Charles IX started as a tradition of giving the flower as a gift on May Day.
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Traditionally, on May Day, celebrations included dancing around the maypole and crowning a May Queen. 🌺
The earliest recording of dancing around the Maypole was in Wales in the 14th century, and this tradition soon spread.
📷 Thaxted, Essex, between 1947-1955.
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