Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Statue of Veiled Lady with Book 1860s drawing named for the stream that

named for the stream that flows through the town and and famous for salmon fishery as well as a long

Plus rosy pink stitching around the edges and buttons for flourish in the corners--and lots of carefully arranged pins and needles

which appear native to it

I'd just put these in a beautiful bowl to admire and pick up now and then

they represent a wonderful convergence of both technologies and sensibilities

Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Statue of Veiled Lady with Book 1860s drawing named for the stream thatThis one! (Forgive the poor photos, I find it so difficult to photograph near white.) I am pretty certain this veiled lady is Grand Tour Italian (meaning, essentially, made as a souvenir for young aristocrats of the 18th and 19th c. making cultural tours of Europe and collecting along the way.) Classically inspired carved Italian marble sculptures of veiled figures had become popular in the 18th century, in significant part as a means for sculptors to