Kalocsa Embroidery – Hungarian Folk Art black bg. Commuter Bag

Authentic embroidery design from Hungary. The art of Kalocsa Embroidery was born in the second half of the 19th century. Originally the needlework was only white and the embroidery patterns were merely made up by holes. At the end of the 19th century, the art of Kalocsa embroidery went through creative innovations, and become more and more colourful. The colour of the traditional costumes, dresses changed with the person's age who was wearing that. The most colourful Hungarian Embroidery was worn by the bride.
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City of London Dragon Cases For Kindle

Dragon- and griffin-like creature in front of an old English flag. The boundaries of the historic core of London are marked by this dragon boundary marks at major entrances, originally to warn travellers and act as toll-booths.They are holding a shield which bears the City of London's coat of arms, painted in red and white. When the Queen goes to St Paul's she stops at Temple Bar (by one of the original dragon statue) before entering the City of London, so that the Lord Mayor may offer him or her the City's pearl-encrusted Sword of State as a token of loyalty.
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