It is hard to believe that this kind of eyewear could be vintage.
This painting by Jeptha Homer Wade (link to Wikipedia) was made in 1837. It shows Mr Nathaniel Olds. The green-tinted spectacles worn by Olds were designed to protect the
eyes from the intensity of Argand lamps, a type of indoor light used
during the early 1800s. These lamps burned whale oil, and many people
worried that its bright flames might damage eyesight. (link to painting)
The background was done with Distress Oxides. When it was dry I dabbed some color through a stencil, then repositioned the stencil slightly, went in and stamped mini text through in green ink.
I stamped the eyeglasses on top, then colored in the lenses with white, leaving them semi-transparent. The other stamps are by Stampers Anonymous. The twine is old, not to say vintage, it came with a lot of vintage bits and bobs I picked up from a garage sale.
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Tag Tuesday: Vintage
Creative Fingers: #211 Anything goes
Creative Moments: #217 Anything goes
Hi Alice, I love your tag, and especially the information about the argand lamps, I didn't know that. A really wonderful vintage tag, thanks for joining us at Tag Tuesday, much appreciated, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thanks for joining us at Creative Moments challenge xx
ReplyDeleteAlice this is just gorgeous. I love your background, works perfectly with the vintage theme. This is just gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Tag Tuesday.
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Perfectly Vintage..perfect for our challenge at Tag Tuesday. So pleased you have played along..Thank you x
ReplyDeleteHi Alice. I love this tag. And nice to meet you also. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteSuch a great tag. Thank you for entering our Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Fingers.
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