This design is based on a copper engraving from a book of emblems printed in Cologne in 1611. The Greek words surrounding it read "the eternal and the temporal". The two Greek lines below it in the book also explain the serpent and the rose: "Like the serpent, the soul is eternal, but the rose is temporal; and both are in one mortal".
The book's French verses explain the pairing: the flower, like our bodies, blooms in the morning and by evening appears withered and dead, while the winding serpent shows that our soul has an eternal course. Since we are made of such contrary parts, the verses advise us to scorn passing things.
In 1635, the same copper plate appeared again in London, in a book by the English poet George Wither. The Greek lines had been cut off the plate. Wither's own couplet paired the flower with time: "Time, is a Fading-flowre, that's found / Within Eternities wide round".
Combed ring-spun cotton. Side-seamed. Printed to order.
*Heather colors are cotton-polyester blends.
T-Shirts
Our T-shirts are printed on the Bella+Canvas 3001, a unisex jersey tee in Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton (32 singles, 4.2 oz/yd²). Solid colors are 100% cotton; Ash is 99% cotton and 1% polyester.
The tee is side-seamed, with taped shoulders that reinforce the shoulder seams, a crew neck and unisex sizing.
Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, one shirt at a time, after you order.
*Machine wash cold (max 30°C / 90°F), inside out. Tumble dry low. Do not iron over the print.
8 oz cotton-polyester fleece. Seamless body. Brushed inside.
*50% cotton, 50% polyester in every color we offer.
Sweatshirts
Our sweatshirts are printed on the Gildan 18000 Heavy Blend crewneck, an 8 oz/yd² fleece of 50% US cotton and 50% polyester with a brushed interior.
The body is knit without side seams and the collar is rib-knit. The 1x1 rib cuffs and waistband contain spandex for stretch and recovery, and double-needle stitching runs along the shoulders, armholes, neck, waistband and cuffs.
Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, one sweatshirt at a time, after you order.
*Machine wash cold (max 30°C / 90°F), inside out. Tumble dry low. Do not iron.
8 oz cotton-polyester fleece. Double-lined hood. Front pouch pocket.
*50% cotton, 50% polyester in every color we offer.
Hoodies
Our hoodies are printed on the Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend hooded sweatshirt, an 8 oz/yd² fleece of 50% US cotton and 50% polyester with a brushed interior.
The double-lined hood has a color-matched drawcord, and a pouch pocket sits at the front. The 1x1 rib cuffs and waistband contain spandex for stretch and recovery, and the body is knit without side seams.
Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, one hoodie at a time, after you order.
*Machine wash cold (max 30°C / 90°F), inside out. Do not dry clean.
100% ring-spun US cotton. Twill-taped neck. Garment-dyed.
*Garment dyeing gives every shirt a slightly different shade.
Long Sleeve Tees
Our long sleeve tees are printed on the Comfort Colors 6014, a 6.1 oz/yd² tee made from 100% ring-spun US cotton and sewn with cotton thread.
Each shirt is dyed after it is sewn, which gives the cotton a soft, lived-in feel and pre-shrinks it during the dye and wash process. Pigment-dyed colors have a vintage, washed look; the other colors have a more traditional dyed look.
Twill tape finishes the neck and shoulders, the sleeves end in rib cuffs, and the body has no side seams. Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, made to order in the US.
*Wash separately before the first wear, then machine wash cold with like colors. Tumble dry low.
