When day is done, and clouds are low, And flowers are honey-dew, And Hesper’s lamp begins to glow Along the western blue; And homeward wing the turtle-doves, Then comes the hour the poet loves.
George Croly
The Poet’s Hour
c. 1870
Passion Flower with a Butterfly by Adam Ludwig Wirsing
Gouache on white laid paper
late 18th century
French New Orleans brocade
c. 1860
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Embroidered black silk shoes
English
c. 1780-85