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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Lares et Penates II: Knick Knacks
The Oxford dictionary defines a knick knack as a “cheap ornament, trinket, trifle, bauble, bric-a-brac, bagatelle, gimcrack, gewgaw, bibelot or kickshaw.” A sample sentence in the dictionary uses the word thus – “Her flat is overflowing with knick knacks.” But … Continue reading
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Tagged a dainty rogue in porcelain, ceramics, Mark Twain, pleionexia, Richard Slee
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Lares et Penates.
Henry Willet* once described the commonplace pottery ornaments on our mantelpieces as a ‘kind of unconscious survival of the Lares and Penates of the Ancients.’ The lares and penates were the household spirits of the ancient Romans. They were represented … Continue reading
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Tagged a dainty rogue in porcelain, ceramics, consumption, Henry Willet, Knick knacks, souvenirs, Willow Tree
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