The Luddite, the poacher and the thieves
On 13th May 1787 the first ship of convicts sailed from Portsmouth, arriving in Botany Bay, Australia the following January. Over the next eighty years, Britain and Ireland transported around […]
I made him a little hat
If it doesn’t look nice, cover it up. It’s a philosophy that could happily sit alongside those of great interiors thinkers William Morris (have nothing in your house you do […]
Fight the power
Wear your heart on your sleeve and your outrage on your lapel. Protest badges are a symbol of allegiance and an act of defiance against the status quo. These small […]
Frames from a film
Google the name “Hermoine Burton” and there’s nothing. Or there wasn’t until her paintings were found, some ten years after her death, scattered across Bedford charity shops. Fortuitously, they were […]
Birds of prey
The younger sibling of the army and navy, the air force was still in its infancy when World War II began. Britain was the first country in the world to […]
Undesirable clubs
WW2 saw the creation of a number of clubs that no airman would have chosen to join, but given a certain set of circumstances they’d be glad they did gain […]
For your nosegays
These ornate little trumpets are bouquetiers, also known as tussie-mussies or quite simply, posy holders. In the 1800s flowers were a popular gift and fashion accessory among the upper classes […]
Talk about love
Back in September 2020, in issue 101 of The Collector’s Companion magazine, DJ/designer Rose Daly was interviewed about her 7” vinyl collection with 20 of their labels showcased in a […]
JUGS JUGS JUGS
– Pablo Picasso, 1955. Earthenware pitcher. JUGS for serving ale or cider at special occasions. Globe shaped, often in red earthenware with white-slip sgraffito decoration of nature motifs and rhymes. […]
She sees you when you’re sleeping…
The question is, does she wake back up again after you have gone to sleep? Perhaps it isn’t that ridiculous a question, apart from the fact we’ve always known stories […]