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Manuscript miniature on vellum likely from 15th century of Jesus preaching to a crowd. He's holding up his hand in a classic mitten shape and pointing with his other hand to the area of his left index finger.

Jesus indicating that he’s originally from the Long Rapids area in Michigan. 

Image is an excerpt from a breviary collage (1800s?) from one of two collages of manuscript miniatures on vellum, probably from a breviary in Northern France, possibly Rouen, in the late 15th century.

↬ Dot Porter at Coffee with a Codex on 2023-12-14. Image courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Ms. Coll. 713.

The Steelcase Vintage Quidditch Chair
It was overdue for re-upholstery, so I picked up some material yesterday and recovered my 1950’s Steelcase chair. The finish on this one is in okay shape, but I really want to refinish both it and its twin which I spent a bit of time cleaning up yesterday.

It’s now been redubbed the Quidditch chair by the household.

Steelcase midcentury stick leg chair with new upholstry that looks like a vintage newspaper.

browned materials label indicating the materials used in chair inicluding a 100% polyether foam back cushion and a 100% hide hair pad-cattle for the seat cushion whose contents were apparently sterilized at some point.
Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.

close up of the Hogwarts newspaper print pattern featuring details of Quiddich and how its played