tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43555617613029343832024-03-20T03:56:43.889-07:00The Treasures Of Dawn18th century inspired art, hand painted fans and miniature portraits by reenactor Turid Aurora Walderhaug.Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-11549591222167303572021-06-02T07:36:00.002-07:002021-06-02T08:02:47.448-07:00Historically inspired cooking: red wine syllabub with liquorice <p>It's been ages since I last put on a costume, and in lack of time, resources and opportunity to spend this past year teaching myself to sew properly I took to studying and recreating historical recipes and food instead. In hopes of hosting a great ball or at least a little salon when this ordeal is finally over, I suppose. </p><p>I really can't say that the culinary aspect seemed most appealing to me when I got into 18th century reenacting – honestly, I have never been particularly fond of traditional Swedish or Scandinavian food (with some exceptions), and I can't live without exotic, spicy food in the 21st century. Anyway, 18th-century cuisine still has a lot of lovely dishes to offer, even though the desserts have caught most of my attention and appreciation so far.</p><p>Syllabub is one of my latest obsessions. I had only tried it with white wine to date, even though some recipes say sherry (or sack), port or red wine... and can't say I've ever seen it in an 18th-century syllabub recipe, but everyone who loves liquorice knows that it goes well with red wine. So I just had to try it out, whether it was historically correct or not.</p><p>It turned out to be a solid syllabub, as is apparently the case when one uses less alcohol and more cream... it also proved to be delicious!<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Aurora's red wine and liquorice syllabub</b><br /><br /><i>(4 servings)</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">10 tbsp red wine</p><p style="text-align: center;">1,5 tbsp sugar</p><p style="text-align: center;">2 teaspoons liquorice powder</p><p style="text-align: center;">250 ml thick cream</p><p style="text-align: center;">50 ml milk</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkQbUqFKj7J-yC8xaXo6mveDJmYPKZ8XFsQJcpPD552mCM-okCqDu36ZGW384L3j650rXJZqRpx-Cuh7fJZTG34HJl0lu7gNEo5R5BxuBE2MfMfSArm9MYv9IxAH2AfeXJAsXTtzblTw/s2048/r%25C3%25B6dvin-+och+lakritssyllabub.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1722" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkQbUqFKj7J-yC8xaXo6mveDJmYPKZ8XFsQJcpPD552mCM-okCqDu36ZGW384L3j650rXJZqRpx-Cuh7fJZTG34HJl0lu7gNEo5R5BxuBE2MfMfSArm9MYv9IxAH2AfeXJAsXTtzblTw/s320/r%25C3%25B6dvin-+och+lakritssyllabub.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and whip it well – about 5 minutes with an electric mixer, or until the cream forms stiff «peaks». Pour into wine glasses or dessert bowls and allow to chill for some hours before serving.</p><p>Top with raspberries, passion fruit or sliced strawberries and possibly some liquorice or salty liquorice powder.</p>Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-2708135459116581912021-02-05T13:23:00.002-08:002021-02-05T13:40:06.337-08:00Historical cooking: bread with aniseed and rosewater<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUhu-29vnF14VQTWnoGRxWNMX0PEu2uJhiEPsy0AT17EyVpqKh4L2YYh_yvwyRwnvkgxgICwPhyphenhyphenrNsvyB2atqdjPo-aVSWJ7s4_trNFFZaSzCnKEBq7xf_L-YVcm1hiNU5jEUrLBFiTE/s2048/br%25C3%25B6d+m+anis+%2526+rosenvatten+%25282%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2017" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUhu-29vnF14VQTWnoGRxWNMX0PEu2uJhiEPsy0AT17EyVpqKh4L2YYh_yvwyRwnvkgxgICwPhyphenhyphenrNsvyB2atqdjPo-aVSWJ7s4_trNFFZaSzCnKEBq7xf_L-YVcm1hiNU5jEUrLBFiTE/s320/br%25C3%25B6d+m+anis+%2526+rosenvatten+%25282%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><br />Since I have been posting some 18th-century cooking content on my Instagram lately, I thought it was about time to write my first food-related post here on my blog. ;-) <p></p><p>I'm sorry to say that I can't cite the source for this recipe. I found it in a magazine many years ago and unfortunately I just cut out two recipes and threw away the rest of the article. It was something about a mysterious cookbook from the 1700s found somewhere in Halland on the Swedish west coast in 2000-ish. Anyway, the combination of aniseed and rosewater is typical for 18th-century food and very tasty as well!</p><p>(2 round loaves)</p><p>5 dl (500 ml) lukewarm milk</p><p>50 grams (1.7637 oz) wet yeast</p><p>1 dl (100 ml) sugar</p><p>1 egg<br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">3 tbsp aniseeds (pound in a mortar)</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; 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margin-top: 0pt;">15 grams (0.53 </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">oz) butter (not melted)</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">About 14 dl</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> (</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">47 oz) wheat flour </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk. Add sugar, egg, rosewater and aniseeds and stir until smooth. Add flour (some cups at a time), work the butter into the mixture with your hands and form a soft dough. Knead until smooth and elastic on a lightly floured surface. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour). Punch the dough for some minutes, divide it in half, shape each into a round loaf and place on a baking tray with baking parchment. Cut the loaves across the tops with a sharp knife and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour). Heat oven to 200 C. Bake for 10 minutes, lower the heat to 175 C and bake for another 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.</span></p>Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-13987805400626470902020-12-24T07:02:00.003-08:002020-12-24T07:02:35.833-08:00Merry Christmas!<p> It's been AGES since my last update, so I might as well say merry Christmas! <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupL-E44Na-S97ByM_cd5pUJHDjqOzzVkCHr3jQ3lSoqOUn7FiGbU3uqg1X9E57S9Mmx-owM4wVTbjFTxcH5KTO0k9vk41EGpe6_9vDtAPdAnqzLWuos0cbu0KO3i_fO97QsF-wLA9tqU/s1554/julkort+2013-20+minskat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1097" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupL-E44Na-S97ByM_cd5pUJHDjqOzzVkCHr3jQ3lSoqOUn7FiGbU3uqg1X9E57S9Mmx-owM4wVTbjFTxcH5KTO0k9vk41EGpe6_9vDtAPdAnqzLWuos0cbu0KO3i_fO97QsF-wLA9tqU/s320/julkort+2013-20+minskat.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...with this very silly little Photoshop <br />abomination from 2013 :-) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-17859276647403349732018-08-05T12:22:00.000-07:002018-08-05T12:22:10.355-07:00A chinoiserie fanMy latest work is heavily inspired by this 1770s or-80's fan found somewhere online (probably eBay).<br />
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The original silk leaf is not just embellished with sequins but gold thread embroidery too. Something that would take a long time to reproduce, not to mention that it would make the fan awfully expensive. <br />
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So I made a single paper leaf as usual, with glued on sequins (to avoid ugly threads that would need to be covered up on the reverse). The plain, unpainted bamboo sticks from Nehelenia Patterns were sawn off at the bottom, taken apart and painted with red lacquer and chinoiserie patterns in gold. And as usual, the rivet was replaced with a tongue piercing barbell (with a matching red paste stone!)<br />
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Despite everything, the fan took at least eight to ten working days to finish and ended up ridiculously expensive. About as expensive as the real thing, or a new gown... A limited number of less pricey, customisable printed copies of this fan will soon be available in my Etsy shop, however!Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-72580751932709206372018-06-20T12:04:00.000-07:002018-06-20T12:04:16.499-07:00Droughtlander fan art! I have always found the concept of time travelling paradoxes puzzling to the point of annoying (and besides - had it been possible, I wouldn't really like to live in the 18th century - the lack of hot baths and modern comforts and medicine would surely put me off.) So I never picked up Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels and was reluctant to watch the TV series... until I stumbled across the thing on Netflix two years ago. And suddenly I found myself spending the long ”Droughtlander” months making fan art (pun intended!) in honour of Mrs. Gabaldon's and the Starz channel's work. Resistance is futile!<br />
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The classical motif of Mars (Jamie Fraser) laying down his arms at the feet of Venus (Claire Fraser) appearing in a cloud (out of the stone circle to the right) with attendant putti, was heavily inspired by a printed and hand coloured fan from the 1720s or 30s in the collection of the Fan Museum in Greenwich.<br />
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Having spent my own ”time travelling” and fan making projects mainly in the latter part of the 18th century, this was the first time I ever tried to reproduce an early 18th century fan. I do think it's quite good for a first attempt, though, and also a great but subtle way for an Outlander obsessed reenactor to show their love for Mrs. Gabaldon's universe (or Sam Heughans physique, or whatever ;-) )<br />
For those interested, printed copies of this fan will soon be available in a limited number in my Etsy shop.<br />
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<br />Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-83282504761170924482018-01-25T07:07:00.000-08:002018-01-25T07:09:19.228-08:00My first 18th century fan<div>
The design is really simple, just carved bone and a plain silk leaf, so I guess there's not much to say about it... except that this is my first ”real” 18th-century fan, dating from the 1790s or somewhere around 1800 and found on eBay some years ago. It surely was very pretty before it started to fall into pieces. I really like the cream and silver colour scheme.</div>
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The leaf, made of very, very fine silk, is incredibly thin. Even though it's double it's much thinner than modern paper. As you can see it is falling apart and some pieces are missing. One stick is missing as well and one is damaged. </div>
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I have been wondering for some time if it would be worth the bother to have it repaired, and I honestly doubt it. Fans are generally sold for their spare parts at this stage of decay. The thought of stripping the sticks and making a nice new leaf is tempting, but I won't yield to that temptation... for now at least.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-67425324802320949602017-08-06T11:27:00.000-07:002017-08-06T11:36:58.425-07:00Smell the roses pt. IIAll right, my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/se-en/shop/TheTreasuresOfDawn?ref=seller-platform-mcnav">Etsy shop</a> is back up and running again, with this sparkling little beauty up for sale. :-)<br />
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Walderhaug Art & Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638462290635287435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-76679531551499077522017-05-27T15:33:00.003-07:002017-05-27T16:10:03.944-07:0018th century day at the Norwegian Folk MuseumLast Sunday, the 22<sup>nd</sup>, the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo went back to the year 1700 (or rather, 1700-ish). The open air museum was filled with music, dance performances and handicrafts from the era and, of course, people in costume from the early to late 1700s as well as national costumes.<br />
So I packed my bags with my best finery and went to my old haunting ground Oslo to meet up with my Norwegian friends and fellow Swedes Madame Nordlund and Madame Westholm.<br />
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<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Outfit of the day: Anglaise and cap by Mme</i></div>
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<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Monsieur Kjaerstad, Court Tailor Armand, me, monsieur Fjeldet</i></div>
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And the Swedish ladies managed to land the front page in the local newspaper <i><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.vartoslo.no/bildeserie-bli-med-pa-en-elegant-tidsreise-til-ar-1700-pa-norsk-folkemuseum/">Vårt Oslo...</a></span></i><br />
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<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Mme Nordlund, Mme Westholm and I at the market stalls, getting </i></div>
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<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">tempted by </i><i style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">a brand new book on stays. Photo: Patricia Varela, </i></i></div>
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Apparently, King Frederik V himself held a solemn audience outside the museum entrance...<br />
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A grey and humid morning had turned into a sunny day with scorching heat... and according to Murphy's Law, I had left both my wide-brimmed hat AND my parasol at home! But somehow we survived without ruining our pale skin in the sun.<br />
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All in all, it was a very exciting day, full of events and surprises. And beautiful art, costumes and <i>bunader </i>(the Norwegian national costume. I could have owned one of those too if only I had let my late Norwegian grandmother make one for me while she was still going strong with her embroideries and knittings. Oh well...). Oslo was as beautiful as ever in the spring. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to take pictures of everything, cameras were prohibited in some places (and what's more, for some reason, Blogspot will not allow me to upload any more images in this post).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-39284486062062151832017-04-24T08:04:00.000-07:002017-04-24T08:10:10.214-07:00Another new fan<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Here's my latest piece of work, based on the design from the most recent find in my collection of antique fans. A printed central vignette and patterns hand painted in white gouache and silver...</div>
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I must admit that the fairly sloppy painting on the original leaf was a challenge to reproduce. Modern metallic colours are generally much too thick to allow any light and carefree brushstrokes (to my great annoyance). </div>
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Anyway, this fan is available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/se-en/shop/TheTreasuresOfDawn?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Etsy shop</a> today! More fans are in the making... :-) </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-28000916753789852902017-01-28T10:29:00.001-08:002017-01-28T10:29:02.662-08:00Oh so shabbySo here is my latest find, the most tattered old thing in my collection. A paper and bone fan most probably dating from the early-to-mid 1790s. Torn, stained and almost falling into pieces, with several broken ribs and one guard stick missing, it was really cheap. As you probably guessed.<br />
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But just look at the pretty little stipple engraving of the lady and her little dog under the tree ... And interestingly, the thing <i>still</i> gives off a faint scent of perfume after more than two hundred years. Just like all the other antique fans in my modest collection.<br />
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So, I just put the last hand to a tiny
portrait of a familiar face, an old friend of mine in need of a present for her husband's birthday. For those of you interested in
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This time I'm working on vellum (=calfskin, poor little baby ;-( ), which wasn't the material <i>par préferénce </i>in the 1700s, but it was still used from time to time along with enamel - the favoured material for miniatures of the previous century. Vellum has a nice sheen to it which is comparable to ivory, another not too animal friendly material which was the preferred base for miniatures in the 18th century. (Ivory and vellum can be replaced with synthetic surfaces like ivorine or polymin, by the way.)</div>
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1. Sketching, sketching... As usual I'm using a photo for reference and drawing according to the classic sight-size method.</div>
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2. After cutting the vellum to shape with scissors, I transfer the outlines of the drawing onto the surface using the carbon paper technique... For the first watercolour layer I'm using light blue for the skin and gray for the hair, building up transparent layers of shadows. For midtones and highlights, the vellum should be left more or less blank, making the natural glow of the material shine through.</div>
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4. Putting on the first layers of colours... not easy since vellum - like ivory - is a non absorbent surface so one has to keep the brush as dry as possible too keep the separate layers intact. One should always dilute the colours slightly with a good medium (I'm using Eliza Turk's Aquarella) or gum arabic. Be careful with the latter, though, too thick layers of gum arabic can make the colours crack and peel off the surface (been there, done that!)</div>
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7. I always prefer to use frames with (convex) glass, but this particular frame didn't have one so I had to use (a non water soluble!) lacquer, a firm backing for the vellum (which has an annoying tendency to warp) and glue. But the glittering paste locket is lovely anyway. :-)</div>
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While the fan has been regarded as a
feminine accessory for hundreds of years in the Western world, men
who used fans were of course not unheard of in the 18<sup>th</sup>
century. For obvious reasons, this phenomenon was more common in the
Mediterranean climate. In Northern Europe, it was usually seen
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I may have failed to find a picture of an<br />18th century "man fan". So here's a<br />picture of a man who definitely did use<br />fans: Lord John Hervey (1696-1743),<br />aka "Lord Fanny". Image source:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hervey,_2nd_Baron_Hervey">Wikipedia</a></i></td></tr>
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For example, an Italian who visited
Stockholm in the early 1700s stirred some attention when he fanned
himself with a small Chinese fan ”in the manner of women”. This
attitude seems to have changed as the century progressed, however. Many men bought tourist fans (much like the ones of today) on their Grand Tours and travels, and most of these men probably didn't abstain from using them when they needed to cool themselves off. Fans
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Fans for men are usually described as quite plain, unadorned things which were generally darker in colour than their female
counterparts. (Which I find interesting, considering the fact that
the 18<sup>th</sup> century man was not afraid of wearing bright
colours, sparkling jewellery and elaborate flower embroideries.)
Anyway, during all my years of research, I still haven't come across
a ”man fan”– at least not one that has been identified
as one of those plain, dark things <i>made specifically</i> <i>for a man</i>. Some examples
from previous centuries, like a leather fan that reputedly belonged
to Charles I of England have been preserved, but so far I have yet to
see one from the 18<sup>th</sup> century.</div>
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So when I was assigned with the task to
make a fan for my friend Armand, I had to rely on guesswork. Using a
set of plain black wooden sticks, I made a leaf out of black
laid paper, with a monogram letter and silver sequins as the only
decorations. Simple but very elegant.</div>
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Well, I'm back, after a rough year with house moves, a book release (not 18th century related, but you can read about it <a href="http://aurora-walderhaug.co.uk/books/mortis-comoedia/">here</a>) and a big art exhibition, to mention just a few things. And even though I haven't been able to attend more than two costume events during this time (!), I have managed to make myself at least <i>one </i>new fan, based on an original from about 1790...<br />
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It started with this lovely little thing that I won on Ebay a few years ago. (as you can see in my earlier posts, I have made two other fans based on this design, but I never tried to make a full reproduction of it before.)<br />
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I have no idea of its country of origin, it was bought from Ireland so perhaps it is British. Anyway: it has a double paper leaf with a plain white reverse side and sticks of cattle bone. The leaf is adorned with a stipple engraving of what appears to be a dairymaid resting by a tree, and sewn-on sequins, Just like the other fans in my small collection, it is quite tattered. The leaf has stains, the right guard stick is broken and the once golden sequins have turned into a matte verdigris. I hope it would be possible for an expert to restore it to its former glory someday, but since antique fans shouldn't be used anyway I was determined to make a reproduction of it. Or the leaf at least, since I couldn't make a replica of the sticks.<br />
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I used a set of plain bone sticks from the late 19th or early 20th century. The vignette is a printed photo of the engraving, and the patterns are hand painted.<br />
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The result is pretty, albeit not quite as pretty as the original must have been about two hundred years ago. Because of the modern paper (which is always too thick, no matter how thin it may seem) and the bone staves which are also a bit thick, it is MUCH heavier than the original fan. My copy has a few other flaws as well, but I'm still glad I finished it - as a matter of fact I started working on it back in 2014...!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-9211353724952029842015-07-24T04:34:00.000-07:002015-07-24T04:34:01.961-07:00A fan for all fans of the Queen of fashionI just could resist the temptation of making a peachy pink Antoinette fan. Pink, black and silver sort of takes me back to the 1980s but despite being a typical colour combination of that much maligned period in fashion history, these colours really do go well together. And it's excellent for the 1780s too.<br />
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I matched the design with black wooden sticks painted with chinoiseries... While it is impossible for me to imitate elaborately carved and gilded sticks made of ivory or mother of pearl, these sticks are supposed to look exactly like what they are made of: namely black and gold painted wood.<br />
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Anyway, no matter how long you've been doing it, fan making is ALWAYS about trial and error (and inventing new combinations of ugly words), at least when you're not working full time in a fan factory in the 18th century. The thing turned out imperfect because of my experimenting with a new, super thin antique looking paper. Because of the thinness of the paper, I was determined to make a double leaf this time, which ended in a slightly wrinkled leaf... and major headaches!<br />
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Anyway, this product of my enduring madness is still very pretty, and due to its imperfections you can get your hands on it for less<span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/240836945/late-18th-century-style-fan-with-flowers?ref=shop_home_active_2"> on Etsy.</a></span><br />
More fans (which hopefully will be perfect) are in the making... (why am I doing this?) ;-)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-46319241652126456532013-10-20T03:31:00.000-07:002013-10-20T03:31:28.697-07:00Belt buckleI have been somewhat obsessed with cut steel jewellery and -buckles lately and typical late Georgian belt buckles in particular. Buckles with miniature paintings are adorable indeed, but I find the ones with Wedgwood plaques lovelier still...<br />
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Unfortunately, these specimens are hard to come by for most reenactors, especially those who don't have hundreds or thousands of £/$ to spend on the real thing.<br />
So, I've wanted to make one by myself for a while, with whatever suitable materials that I could find. I didn't quite think the construction through to start with, I just started with buying a porcelain blank for the decorative "medallion".... The idea was that the result was going to look a bit like this rather famous example below, from the Kyoto costume institute...<br />
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So I painted the blank in watercolour, using a cute design from a fan leaf (below), and sealed the painting with spray lacquer. </div>
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That didn't work, I only found sheets of very thin metal with extremely sharp edges. And it rusted as well! </div>
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But despite all that,<i> </i>I still managed to make a rather decent looking buckle...</div>
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First, I made an oval "setting" in cernit clay (sculpey) and baked it. Then the porcelain blank was stuck to the surface with super glue. The "cut steel" beads of faceted glass were threaded onto a very thin metal wire and glued around the edges. Holes were drilled on the backside and then I glued the bended pieces of metal wire into the holes. And <i>voila!</i><br />
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If you intend to make one for yourself, however, make sure that the metal pieces are of the same length and also that the holes are correctly placed, otherwise the buckle will hang askew on the belt/sash. <br />
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Well, now I'm only looking for an occasion to wear it... :-)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-64659998932522440672013-10-14T03:17:00.000-07:002013-10-14T03:19:06.705-07:00Shepherdess fanI just managed to finish yet another delightful, glittering little thing in late 1780s-1790s style (available for <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/165360687/18th-century-style-fan-shepherdess?ref=pr_shop">purchase on Etsy</a></span>, as usual).<br />
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I have used a print in the <i>vignette </i>yet again... It's not that I'm lazy, but they used printed leaves a lot back in the days and it does save time for me. Still, this fan ended up as quite expensive because of all the work I put into the sticks, and the fabric covering on the reverse side of the leaf etc.etc.<br />
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Oh yes, the Chinese bamboo sticks turned out to be a challenge... as is so often the case. I used "natural" (unpainted) ones this time, and in order to make them look a *little* more like real 18th century sticks I sawed off the annoying extra 2 cms of obviously-modern-Chinese fan-stick-length below the pivot... and sanded it to shape. I also had to take the whole thing apart to be able to paint the sticks in ivory colour - and put the sticks together again and replace the pivot, of course.<br />
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I do wonder why those sticks are never available in white. They are always black, unpainted or brown. Oh well...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-92165343657378983722013-07-04T05:14:00.001-07:002013-07-04T05:14:24.502-07:00Mint green musicAll right, this is my latest fan... A print by Bartolozzi called "Music" is decoupaged onto a paper leaf in the delightful colour scheme of mint green, silver and black. <br />
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Oh yes, it's another one of those decoupage fans... I still love lavish
silk fans littered with sequins and embroidery et cetera, but unfortunately, making them is just too time consuming and unprofitable. <br />
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As a lover of music and most shades of green and silver (and black!), I might have kept it, but since I know that I can always make myself a new fan, I usually end up selling most of them off. So, the fan is available<span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/155799442/18th-century-style-fan-music?ref=shop_home_active">on Etsy</a></span> together with a mended "Beauty&Love" from my last blog post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-38984812154309663432013-05-13T06:16:00.000-07:002013-05-13T06:22:26.280-07:00The fragility of BeautyYesterday I finished a new lovely fan (featuring an engraving* by Bartolozzi after Cipriani called "The triumph of Beauty and Love") and was just about to take some photos and put it up for sale on Etsy... <br />
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After opening the thing, very carefully, for the third time or so... <br />
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Well, at least it made me gather strength enough to update my blog after all those months of inactivity. At least no one had the misfortune of buying it before it broke. And at least I know that I should NEVER ever use recycled plastic sticks again, since plastic has a sad tendency to become more fragile with age. Why then did I use these sticks in the first place? They were a gift, and they could pass for 18th century and tortoiseshell at a quick glance, even though they are too small for the period (about 23 cms spanning a mere 43 cms) and have that annoying pseudo-19th-centuryish U-shaped loop attached to the pivot (which can be removed anyway).<br />
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Now what should I do: mend it and keep it as a disposable fan or just throw the darn thing away? Or is anyone mad enough to buy it for less than half the intended price of $227 = $75?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*A printed COPY of the engraving of course ;-)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-6091528150140196692012-12-07T12:20:00.001-08:002012-12-07T12:21:19.647-08:00Mourning attire & winning a costume contest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDo08MCVszsGmsO49DVkC6nCh2KNpjPPbBmMBJD9r9k2JHLDXfZp1UAWFLyKFFdIMVxTJDpwbtnffAUGwldG0FBrxZEXetjsUgebjk6NgNCeZ9uUrC_H27JwoOYlFOYaDUpo_fEI0S44/s1600/mourningfan+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDo08MCVszsGmsO49DVkC6nCh2KNpjPPbBmMBJD9r9k2JHLDXfZp1UAWFLyKFFdIMVxTJDpwbtnffAUGwldG0FBrxZEXetjsUgebjk6NgNCeZ9uUrC_H27JwoOYlFOYaDUpo_fEI0S44/s320/mourningfan+2.jpg" width="320" /></a>For obvious reasons, mourning fans are probably not on top of anyone's wish list, but I have still missed a matching fan to go with my black polonaise... Halloween was the perfect excuse to finally make that fan - and wear the dress again, anyway. (Has it been five weeks already? I guess I need to update more often... Oh well.) The fan was inspired by an original found somewhere on the net (probably
Ebay). Interestingly, it sports one of the most simplistic and naïve
paintings that I've ever seen on an 18th century fan. Because of this,
it was also unusually quick and easy to copy.<br />
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The polonaise mentioned was originally made to be worn on stage when I was
a backing operatic-style vocalist in a band quite long ago, which is
why it might not be completely historically accurate... In any case, on
18th century events I have mostly been wearing it on the yearly
memorial service for king Gustaf III in Riddarholmen church in
Stockholm, and on some masquerade balls... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I may look bored, but I'm supposed to be a vampire, you know...</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td></tr>
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Of course it's a rather heavy thing to wear on a night out, but it's
still perfect for Halloween. Especially if you're going to a party with a costume contest, which I did on this particular night. And guess what -<i> I actually won the whole thing!</i> :-)<br />
Not only that, my zombie friend Lena placed herself as number three in the contest as well. Sadly, however, I didn't manage to get better photos from the occasion than these...<br />
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Dreams and downright nightmares always tend to
follow specific, recurrent themes, and judging from my own and my friend's personal experiences, there seem to be at least two rather similar ones that are
common among reenactors. </div>
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Number one is <i>"delayed for the ball".</i><br />
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You are on your way to the event of the
year, and after the usual, slow dressing procedure you are about to
leave, looking great in your best <i>toilette</i><span style="font-style: normal;">. Or so you thought, for you have somehow managed to forget to do your hair... your poor unkempt tresses are hanging
about your face as on a particularly shaggy sheep dog. And not only
that – now that you know that you will be delayed by at least one hour, the clock shows that the ball is just about to
start...! And you were positively sure that you had <i>plenty</i> of time... Further dressing
incidents, delays and agonies usually follow, and you never manage to get to
your destination...</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Number
two is<i> ”the magically disappearing clothing articles”.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Curiously,
a friend of mine who has only been to one 18</span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;">th</span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;">
century ball in her whole life so far, had the following dream
several days </span>before<span style="font-style: normal;">
the event:</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">She
was at the ball wearing her dress, looking and feeling perfectly all right. When
all of a sudden, she discovered that her stays had magically
disappeared, leaving her with the bulky look of a Butterick costume
from hell. Then she looked down on her feet, and realised with horror
that her shoes were gone and that she was walking around in stocking
feet – modern sports socks too! - under her fancy skirts...</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Those
dreams may of course have a <i>much</i> deeper meaning than mere fear
of missing a party or fear of looking and feeling more or less awkward and historically incorrect. Still,
forgetting basic garments, accessories and details while packing
before attending an event IS a nightmarish possibility even in waking
life - as every reenactor knows.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"I <b>know </b>I must have forgotten <b>something</b>..."</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Due to
problems of a logistic nature, I haven't been reenacting a lot lately
(which you probably have noticed from my virtually nonexistent blog
posts and pictures on the subject.) Something which of course has
made me more afraid of forgetting something vital next time... So, I
have taken the time to write a list on what should be in every lady's
”18</span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;">th</span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;">
century emergency kit”:</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Pins,
needles, safety pins</b> (and maybe even some sewing thread!)<br />Sooner
or later something will fall off your dress: some
trimmings, your stomacher, and if none of that happens, someone will step on your train and rip your dress apart...</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Some
yards of extra ribbons for corsets and lacings</b>.<br />Oh yes, it
happened to me once when I was about to put on my green, front laced fran</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ç</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">aise... the ribbon broke (luckily I was able to tie it
together and still get it through the lacing holes).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Hairpins,
hairpins and tons of hairpins</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Because of the simple fact that late 18th century fashion in particular demands no less of your hair/wig and headwear than to </span><span style="font-style: normal;">defy the laws of gravity... </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>A
small bottle of hairspray</b>.<br />Say no more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Some
yards of extra ribbons for the hair</b> (to bind up and conceal
mistakes and potentially missing hairpieces, of course).</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Mouches/beauty
patches </b>(and maybe some mastix glue). In case your makeup rubs off leaving glowing red patches
here and there... and offering a new aquintance a mouche might be
the start of a beautiful friendship too, who knows? ;-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>A small set of cards, playing cards, tarot/whatever</b>... a great way to pass time on more quiet occasions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">So,
what do you people keep in your "emergency kits"? And has any of those
nightmares about missing pieces ever really come true for anyone of
you? </span>As far as I can remember, it has only ever happened to my hair (and several
times too!), but that's stuff for a later article...</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-43188713328902738802012-08-07T10:18:00.002-07:002012-08-09T10:46:38.111-07:00A sticky problem, partly solved.As you probably know by now, I almost always have to compromise on the authenticity of the sticks on my fans. Sometimes though, I manage to find materials (and inspiration) to make my sticks almost as pretty and period correct as my fan leaves.<br />
Inspired by the design on the Chinoiserie fan below, I couldn't help but try to make something similar after purchasing a couple of the <a href="http://www.neheleniapatterns.com/english/englishsite.html">plain black wooden sticks from Nehelenia Patterns</a>...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A fan from my small collection (from 1780 or so, according to the Ebay seller), made of paper and lacquered wood. It has a rather odd shape since it hardly even measures a quarter of a circle when fully opened. I guess that has to do with the fact that the leaf was glued over with silk on both sides in the 19th century.</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td></tr>
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And here is the result... not too bad, in my opinion. It didn't take that many hours to paint, either.</div>
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But not perfect. Because unfortunately, the shape at the bottom of these modern sticks always have the annoing extra 2 cms of stick below the central pivot, as you can see here:</div>
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As for chinoiserie designs on fan leaves, I don't really feel tempted to copy a traditional "exotic" Chinese leaf for this fan, it would remind too much of those cheap, modern Chinese things that most reenactors tend to use... But I'm sure it would look lovely with a green or red leaf with flowers and urns/birds in vignettes and sequins... preferably a silk leaf. Unless anyone out there with a better idea feels like ordering a custom fan? ;-)</div>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355561761302934383.post-41505243591864812952012-07-10T03:11:00.001-07:002012-07-10T04:25:56.905-07:00Midnight pique niqueI have no new fan pictures this time, I just want to share some photos from the midnight picnic that took place in the Drottningholm Palace Park last weekend...<br />
Only ten persons showed up, those from <a href="http://www.gustafsskal.nu/">Gustaf's Skål</a> that weren't on vacation were probably afraid that it would rain after a week of rather unstable weather conditions... Well, it did, but so little it really didn't matter, and the park was even warm and cosy enough to sleep in (even if no one did after all).<br />
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Unfortunately, almost all my pictures turned out very blurred, but if I have to choose I almost prefer that to a flat, unflattering flashlight, it was supposed to be a nocturnal event after all....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ellinor resting</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Midnight in the labyrinth. There were lots of bats fluttering around us...</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ellinor and Apollo</i></td></tr>
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