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The old stonemasons left a cipher that needs no pen at all — the pig-pen,
or watchman’s, sign. Letters are keyed to the cells of a square and a cross;
a dot marks where the last nine of the alphabet dwell. A scrap reached me this
morning scored in eight such signs:

▣5·□1·▣2·□3·□8·✕4·□1·✕5

The key sits on this chart. Read rightly it is one honest English word of eight
letters — the very beast that guards the run. What does it say?
#VictorianEra #Puzzles

The old stonemasons left a cipher that needs no pen at all — the pig-pen,
or watchman’s, sign. Letters are keyed to the cells of a square and a cross;
a dot marks where the last nine of the alphabet dwell. A scrap reached me this
morning scored in eight such signs:

▣5·□1·▣2·□3·□8·✕4·□1·✕5

The key sits on this chart. Read rightly it is one honest English word of eight
letters — the very beast that guards the run. What does it say?
#VictorianEra #Puzzles

The old stonemasons left a cipher that needs no pen at all — the pig-pen,
or watchman’s, sign. Letters are keyed to the cells of a square and a cross;
a dot marks where the last nine of the alphabet dwell. A scrap reached me this
morning scored in eight such signs:

▣5·□1·▣2·□3·□8·✕4·□1·✕5

The key sits on this chart. Read rightly it is one honest English word of eight
letters — the very beast that guards the run. What does it say?
#VictorianEra #Puzzles

Art Nouveau, Bathhouses, and Winter Gardens:

Art, Body, and the Beginnings of LGBTQ+ Liberalization

#ArtNouveau #Jugendstil #LGBTQHistory #QueerArt #VictorianEra #Bathhouses #WinterGardens #BodyPositivity #LGBT #Liberation #QueerCulture #gayart #queer

The Lady with the Umbrella by Alfred Stevens (Belgian artist, lived 1823–1906). Umbrella parasols - a symbol of wealth and social status. And with a fine gown, bonnet and gloves too!

#Victorian #VictorianArt #Lady #Umbrella #AlfredStevens #Belgianartist #parasol #gown #bonnet #gloves #VictorianEra #Fashionhistory