candle, snowflake, gingerbread, angel

Clara Peeters, "Stilleben mit Façon-de-Venise-Glas, Römer und einer Kerze (Still life with dainties, rosemary, wine, jewels and a burning candle)," 1607. * Cecelia Glasher's sketches of snowflakes , ca. 1855. * A tree in winter , photographed by Dr. S.B. Ward ca. 1889 , via Anonymous Works. * Fruit bowl carved by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson , ca. 1950s. * From Listen and Hear by Kathleen Shoesmith,…