Young woman vintage portrait in Sri Lanka c.1880-90s Portrait of a Kandyan woman with traditional jewellery. Photographer/Publisher: Colombo Apothecaries Company Date: 1980 – 1990s Location: n/a, Sri Lanka
PLUMBAGO or Graphite Preparation PLUMBAGO (from Lat. plumbum, lead), a name frequently applied to graphite, “Miniran” in sinhala Languge. When Chemistry was in its early days and the graphite was thought to be a form of lead. Because of this, it was called “plumbago” (Latin for “acts like lead”). The black core of pencils is […]
very beautiful