Siamese cat including the Cornish Rex, Sphynx, Peterbald, and the blue point Siamese cat. The Siamese cat comes in two distinct variations: traditional, with an apple-shaped head and a slightly chubby body; or the modern Siamese, which are very skinny and have a wedge-shaped head. Both a description and depiction of the Wichienmaat (Siamese cat) first appears in a collection of ancient manuscripts called the Tamra Maew (The Cat-Book Poems) thought to originate from the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351 to 1767 AD). Over a dozen are now kept in the National Library of Thailand, while others have resurfaced outside of Thailand and are
Hollie Point of peace, and Crown of Glory. Earlier mentions of similarly-named laces, such as collars of "hollie work" that were listed in an inventory of Mary Queen of Scots, are thought to refer to other types of needlework that were done as "holy work". Hollie Point Hollie point, or Holy point, is an English needle lace noted for its use in baby clothes, particularly in the 18th century. Hollie point is a flat needlepoint lace whose name derives either from lace made for religious purposes ("holy work") or from the holes that create the pattern. It is made up of rows