mariaslozak:

Mid-nineteenth-century French necklace and earrings in the form of vines. Enamelled gold mounted with amethysts, circa 1840-1851.

“Naturalistic jewellery, decorated with clearly recognisable flowers or
fruit, emerged with the Romantic movement in the early 19th century. It
remained popular for many decades. This piece is notable for its
particularly vivid combination of colours. With its matching pair of long earrings, its impact would have been considerable.” V&A

syfylesbian:

syfylesbian:

im watching planet earth and theres this one small scene where the most round seal ever swims past and id just like to thank david attenborough for bringing us this good good orb seal

ok so i did some seal research tm and it turns out these are the baikal seals and they can only be found in the freshwater lake baikal. i love them