Tortoise shell: the real thing and its imitations – Looking

This lorgnette from the Rijksmuseum, dated around 1900, reflects a long history of turtle shell fashion, as just one example of many objects made with the real material and, in this case, also possibly its imitation. The combination of its high cost and the decreasing number of turtles led to the popularization of imitations. They…

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Tortoise shell: the real thing and its imitations – Looking through art

A dog day; or, The angel in the house . mm M ffC A: 8.5. Nose around the kitchen floor, and glean a bit of onion, an imitation tortoise-shell comb, a shrimp (

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Tortoise shell: the real thing and its imitations – Looking through art

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Hi! I recently inherited this beautiful turtle shell. My grandfather brought it home from the Caribbean, back in the 70's. I think it's from a green turtle, can anyone confirm? : r/animalid

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