Death & Catses

A Louis XV Ormolu-mounted Chinese Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Cat,

The Porcelain Qianlong (1736-1795)

Courtesy Alain Truong

My two beautiful sons, Skin and Bone

Vintage 18k Gold Bloodstone Fly Intaglio Ring

14k Gold Lapis Lazuli Skull Ring

18k Gold Enamel Skull Ring

Anatomist Harris Mosher with a teaching skull, ca. 1929

Milkshake will be the end of me. /lh

1/13/22

To bring all the boys to your yard

The artist Paweł Ponichtera seems to have inexplicably dedicated a massive amount of time and effort to hyper-detailed and hyper-accurate illustrations of chinchillas engaged in historical fencing, many with clear and specific reference to particular historical treatises. So, I give you:

Hans Talhoffer Chinchillas

Harnisfechten Chinchillas

Joachim Meyer Longsword Chinchillas

Fantastical Snail Marginalia Chinchillas

Olympic Epee Chinchillas

Salvator Fabris Rapier-in-the-Nude Chinchillas

Napoleonic Saber Chinchillas

Arabic Shamshir Chinchillas

18th Century Smallsword Chinchillas

I.33 Sword and Buckler Chinchillas

These are all amazing. But I especially love the marginalia ones.

Kepler “Refurb” The Cat

August 2012 - 12/29/21

Refurb passed away suddenly yesterday. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for coming on this journey with us.

Coming out of hiding to say - I appreciated your unique presence on the internet and you will be missed

God speed little kitty

Cospicua, Malta 

Cats and train miniature

Skulls and bones factory, Life magazine 1952.

During times of peace, the skull rack is factory-made.

Stunning 19th century Teapot

Callin’ this one done for now. May add an environment at some point! 

This is entirely my jam

Gravedigger, Norway 1910s

Mood