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DRS liveried 37608 and 37259 top and tail the nuclear flask wagon past Slochd Summit on the way Georgemas Junction.
37612 & 20304 were provided for 6C53, the 06:30 Crewe - Sellafield flask train on 31 May 2014. Here their passing arouses the interest of a family on Drigg station's up platform who are embarking on a day out on the Cumbrian coast line.
Newly released Hydro Flask 40 oz.
These three new color combinations are only released in Hawaiʻi with a limited amount. All have their own exclusive flex lid.
Left: Ānuenue (meaning "rainbow")
Center: Moana (meaning "ocean")
Right: Pōmaikaʻi (meaning "sunset")
37603 + 57003 top and tail 6M50 Torness - Carlisle Kingmoor nuclear flasks past Crawford on 7 July 2016.
On 28th September 2018 68002 & 018 approach Seaton Snook Junction with 6E44, the Carlisle Kingmoor to Seaton on Tees Nuclear Flask Train. These trains are now normally worked by Class 68 & 88 locomotives.
Taken on Fuji 400iso colour negative film using a Pentax 645 with a 200mm lens.
a pair of DRS class 20's passing acton bridge cheshire with one of the nuclear flask trains which regularly use the west coast mainline
This is the Dewar Flask (also know as Vacuum Flask) we used to hold the Liquid Nitrogen. It contains about 3 Litres of Liquid Nitrogen and didn't seem to boil off very fast in the flask.
Perfume flask shaped like a fish, 500–330 BC
found at Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan
Gold
This gold flask shaped like a fish contained perfumed oil. A ring on its side was probably for a chain that may have been used to hang it from the owner’s belt or to attach a stopper. Aromatic oils were used to style a nobleman’s beard and ringlets, keeping them shiny and fragrant.
The fish has been identified as a barbel, a freshwater species endemic to the Oxus river and Caspian Sea.*
From the exhibition
Luxury and power: Persia to Greece
(May 2023 – Aug 2023)
Between 490 and 479 BC, the Persian empire tried, and failed, to conquer mainland Greece. Many Greeks explained their victory as a triumph of plain living over a ‘barbarian’ enemy weakened by luxury. Ancient objects reveal a different story. The Persian court used luxury as an expression of prestige and power, with a distinctive style that was imitated and adapted across cultural borders, even influencing democratic Athens and, later, the world of Alexander the Great.
'Treasure there was in plenty – tents full of gold and silver furniture… bowls, goblets, and cups, all made of gold'
When Greek soldiers captured the royal command tent of the Persian king during the Greco-Persian Wars (499–449 BC), they were confronted suddenly and spectacularly by luxury on an unimaginable scale. To many ancient Greek writers, the victories of the small Greek forces against the mighty Persians were a triumph of discipline and restraint over an empire weakened by decadence and excess.
Drawing on dazzling objects from Afghanistan to Greece, this exhibition moved beyond the ancient Greek spin to explore a more complex story about luxury as a political tool in the Middle East and southeast Europe from 550–30 BC. It explored how the royal Achaemenid court of Persia used precious objects as markers of authority, defining a style of luxury that resonated across the empire from Egypt to India. It considered how eastern luxuries were received in early democratic Athens, self-styled as Persia's arch-enemy, and how they were adapted in innovative ways to make them socially and politically acceptable. Finally, it explored how Alexander the Great swept aside the Persian empire to usher in a new Hellenistic age in which eastern and western styles of luxury were fused as part of an increasingly interconnected world.
The exhibition brought together exquisitely crafted objects in gold, silver and glass, and featured star loans including the extraordinary Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria. Whether coveted as objects of prestige or disparaged as signs of decadence, the beauty of these Persian, Greek and Hellenistic luxuries shaped the political landscape of Europe and Asia in the first millennium BC – and their legacy persists in our attitudes to luxury today.
[*British Musem]
Taken in the British Museum
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Badass leather pocket flask, from Niagara Falls, NY. I can't decide whether to put this in the collection, or fill it up and put it in my pocket. I think it's actually a tourist item, but I don't care, it's fucking cool.
These are items inside the Hall of Jewelry in the National Treasure section of the Forbidden City. Again, the palace and many of the more valuable pieces were looted as the dynastic rule wound down, then again by the Japanese during their occupation in the 20th century and – some Chinese may argue – by the Nationalist government that was eventually forced to Taiwan. (The National Palace Museum in Taiwan is essentially what was removed from the Forbidden City by General Chiang Kai-shek.) This gold flask with floral design is from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The Forbidden City (also known as Gugong, and currently housing the Palace Museum) is one of China’s most notable tourist attractions. Located in the heart of Beijing, it has been the center of Chinese government for the better part of the past six centuries. (For a much more comprehensive and interesting history than what I’ve included below, along with a few nice pictures, please check here: www.kinabaloo.com/fcb.html. The site is both in English and Chinese and quite well-presented, including fascinating information about how many people it took to build the Forbidden City and nice details about the building orientations and what the colors represent.)
Currently, the Forbidden City is simply a museum – a massive museum paying homage to the final five centuries of dynastic China. (The current government convenes in buildings adjacent to Tiananmen Square, which is directly south of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.)
The history of the Forbidden City is pretty succinct. After the dynasties moved the national capital around a few times (between Xi’an, Beijing, Nanjing, and a few other cities), it eventually returned to Beijing and remained there until the end of dynastic rule in 1911.
Palace construction began in 1406 and ended in 1420. Between 1420 and 1911, 24 emperors (from 2 dynasties) lived on the grounds. 14 Ming Dynasty emperors lived here and, after the Ming gave way to the Qing in 1644, 10 Qing emperors lived here between 1644 and 1911. The last emperor, Puyi, was forced to abdicate, but allowed to live on the grounds and “rule within the palace” as a figurehead. (He was but a young boy when he abdicated, so it was basically an elaborate charade to appease a boy.)
Eventually, the Republic of China forced Puyi to leave the palace for good and the Palace Museum was established here in 1925. Within the palace were all of the imperial treasures, but these were diminished (spread around) over the next 25 years – first with the takeover by the Japanese in the 1930s and then by the Nationalist government (Chiang Kai-Shek’s Kuomintang) and relocated to Taipei. The Japanese have returned some of the treasures, but there are still others that currently reside in museums in Japan and a great deal in Taipei.
The buildings, obviously, were harder to move. Physically, the grounds are rectangular, on a north-south axis, with dimensions of 961 meters by 753 meters. Within the grounds are 980 surviving buildings with approximately 9,000 rooms. The city is divided into two sections – the outer court on the south, used for ceremonial purposes, and the inner court on the north, which was used for residential purposes. Almost all of the buildings within the city have glazed yellow roofs, as yellow is the color of the emperor. There are two notable exceptions: the library (which has a black roof, signifying water, as it’s fireproof) and the Crown Prince’s residences, which have green roofs (signifying wood, or growth).
The buildings within the city are aligned by ancient Chinese customs (ancestral temples in front of the palaces, etc.). It’s such a massive complex that it’s quite hard to cover it all in one trip or, if you try, you would need a full day to do so. The main palaces and halls are on a center axis and along the right and left sides are many smaller residences, museums, and so on. The rear of the palace has a pleasant garden. During dynastic rule, the price of admission for non-invited people was execution. Nowadays, the cost is only 60 RMB in summer and 40 in winter (with an additional 10-20 RMB inside if you choose to go to the National Treasures museum and Hall of Clocks – 10 RMB each, assuming both are open). Just brace yourself for a massive crowd of people regardless of the day and probably for construction and renovation as well. To enter, you have to go in through the Meridian Gate across from Tiananmen Square on Changan Dao and you exit the north end of the palace at the foot of Jingshan Park.
For a nice panoramic view (smog permitting) of the grounds, cross under the street and walk up Jingshan Hill (2 RMB) for a gorgeous view of the grounds. (Beihai Park just to the northwest also offers panoramic views if you prefer to spend 10 RMB to go to that park and climb up the white tower in the center of the park.) Having been to the two parks, I think Jingshan is probably a slightly better choice with regards to the Forbidden City. In addition, the pavilion on top of Jingshan Hill is the geographic center of (old) Beijing, which is pretty interesting. (Of sad note, though, Beijing’s ancient city walls are all but demolished, though the gate names exist in the names of various subway stations throughout the city such as Andingmen, Dongzhimen, etc.) All in all, a trip to Beijing probably won’t be considered complete without a visit to the Forbidden City.
Portobello road, London. Nothing special here. It's only that I have a little regret...'cause I should have bought this flask!!!
Blown and trailed glass, 3rd century C.E.
Snake thread is a term used by modern scholars to describe the distinctive type of trailed decoration that is found on this mouse-shaped flask. The trails have been applied in an irregular pattern and then tooled with hatching, Both the shape and the deep blue color of the flask are most unusual.
(L.2007.33.2)
Text from the Metropolitan Museum card.
Everyone is tucked in and labelled.
Paphiopedilum bellatulum
Cattleya schilleriana
Promenaea rollinsonii
Phalaenopsis wilsonii
Phalaenopsis amboinensis
Dendrobium cyanocentrum (blue)
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Picked these up from Ecuagenera at the Gothenburg International Orchid Show in october...
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It's been a bad day for photography today. I couldn't go out as I was stuck inside waiting for the plumbers to come and fit my new bathroom suite (they didn't turn up, grrr) so it meant an indoor shot. That would have been fine with my old camera but a little more difficult with the camera-phone. I tried a few objects but wasn't too happy with the results. In the end I chose my hip flask, I like the celtic pattern on it and it didn't turn out too badly.
Not my best day though.
Nicely crafted stainless steel flask. fredwater.com
Lighting by Foldio2 lighting studio - orangemonkie.com
Both are Kickstarter projects I backed.