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supernovasilence · 8 days ago

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Stuck this in my drafts, fell down a research rabbit hole a few days later, and came back to this only to go wait. Wait I recognize that pattern.

That wall is painted with the pattern used to denote ermine in heraldry. (Rather, one variant thereof, because there are a lot). Why, I do not know. But I love it.

(It could be an accident, because the three-pronged part is pointing down in most ermine patterns. However, I have seen some with three prongs up + 3 dots at the bottom, which is exactly what's going on here. Combined with the black-on-white color scheme, and, whether it was intentional or not, this is an ermine-patterned wall.)

Interior Visions: Great American Designers and the Showcase House, 1988

#nova actually reblogs stuff #photo #places #interiors #period interiors #living rooms #fireplaces #mirrors #niches #ermine #heraldry #the longer i look at this picture the more i love it #niches everywhere! a cauldron over the fireplace! dried flowers in a vase made from a bark scroll hung from fleur-de-lis fireplace hooks!#an old dark candle holder that looks like it's gonna scuttle off the mantle at any moment!#the OTHER candle holders that look like shovels with swift tails and when i first saw the actual holder bit #for a moment i thought they were wee bird sculptures #and WHAT is above that (also very pretty) chest?#a drawer? a one-shelf-tall cupboard? i think i see a latch #also if you zoom in on the mirror there appears to be a chandelier and a diamond-paned window on the far wall #this room has managed to combine rustic/cottagecore with abandoned castle with ~extra~ and it's doing it delightfully #the higher the queuer

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