sperm whale frames

sperm whale framesPoster with a vintage 1872 illustration of a sperm whale by Charles Melville Scammon, featuring the text "Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus)". The sperm whale's impressive tail fin is capable of striking at speeds up to three meters per secondenough force to incapacitate an orca. The whale's head houses a large organ filled with a substance once mistakenly believed to be the whale's sperm, leading to its enduring name. This organ's purpose remains a

the text Surnia Ulula - Latin for the name of the species

On the illustration you see the text L'Arbre Merveilleux - Costumes d'enfants pour N oël - French for The Wonderful Tree - children's clothes for Christmas

In the foreground you can see a number of allotments and in the background Stora Bryggeriet or Hornsbergs Bryggeri as it was also called

social relations

The image has a fantastic depth that invites the viewer

She is wearing a black dress with a marked waist and a draped tourniquet (a metal brace worn under the skirt at the back)

Pol Roger is celebrated as Winston Churchill's preferred champagne

which means that around 21% of Gothenburg's residents became homeless

the customers had to borrow white cotton gloves

this illustration hails from an era when fashion was synonymous with art and Paris the ultimate stage

both classics of American literature

built in renaissance style and supposed to work for Stockholmers' health and swimming skills