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“ You’re gonna need a bigger boat ” - 15th century, Recoeil des Histoires de Troyes, KBR, ms. 9261 (Vol. I), f. 198r

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Over the past few months the Van Gogh Museum has worked with great dedication to build a life-size Yellow House, as part of their new exhibition 'Van Gogh and the Roulins.
Experience a little piece of Van Gogh’s world as he described it to his sister Willemien in 1888:
“My house here is painted outside in the colour of fresh butter, with garish green shutters, and it’s in the full sun on the square ..."
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🍐This beautiful pear-shaped #porcelain bottle from Japan is covered in a distinctive green flambé glaze.
It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida #Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.
Flambé glazes such as this require high-firing temperatures and the exact results are not entirely controllable. They rely on many factors such as the thickness of the glaze application and the kiln’s atmosphere.
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Open-Ring Brooch (early 800s)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 466071)
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Chepstow Castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales is home to one of the oldest surviving castle doors in Europe.
The main gateway's doors, dating back to circa 1190, are believed to be the oldest castle doors still in existence.
#globalmuseum #castles #Wales #history

Sardines Brooch. Designer: Hattie Carnegie (American, 1886–1956). Date: c. 1960s. Medium: metal “tin” with molded thermoplastic fish; brooch format (also produced as a pendant). Made by the Hattie Carnegie costume‑jewelry house, which continued to operate after Carnegie’s death.
#globalmuseum #Jewellery