Sunday, July 22, 2012

Mid Summer Vintage Style & Shoe Round Up

The last month has provided an unparalleled opportunity to visit a number of textile and costume collections, research new topics and recover forgotten documents and artifacts.  A visual journey to share....










Illustrations 
From top:
Colonel Paul Wentworth House, Loan Collection, Adornments
University of New Hampshire, Bowen Collection, Detail
The Diary of a Mantua Maker, Georgian Shoe construction
Suzani boots, Meyra, Newburyport, MA
Sampler detail, 1825, Haverhill Historical Society
Colonel Paul Wentworth House, Loan Collection, Adornments, hair combs & hair pin
Emma Hope Shoes, brocade and paste buckles, for "Thread"


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