Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Temperance Pickering Knight’s mid 18th c. Canary Yellow Quilted Petticoat

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Among the one of the most striking pieces in the Irma Bowen Collection At the University of New Hampshire Museum is a dazzling canary y...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

"Deluded by his hypocrisies:" Lady Mary Radclyffe Stanhope Gell (and her shoes)

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1. Possibly worn by Lady Mary Radclyffe Stanhope Gell (d. 1653), these late 17th century shoes are in the collection of the Northampton ...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Trendy Vintage at Shangri-La Boutique, Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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On a recent trip to Florida, a lucky parking spot led to a fantastic vintage shopping find at Shangri-La Vintage Boutique ( www.shangrila-...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail

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A Gown of Midnight Blue Velvet, UNH Museum, Durham, USA. Note passementerie, cording, voided velvet, c. 1890s Available   February 20...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

New York Milliner Robert Dudley & the Merrimac Hat Company

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Milliner Robert Dudley (1911-1992), for Merrimac Hat Co., c. 1940-45 Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art This fashion post sta...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Late 19th c. Child's Four Button Ankle Boot(ie)

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This recent find is from the Collector's Eye in Stratham, New Hampshire. A child's four button ankle boot, from the late 19th cen...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

What were they drinking in 1793? Egg Rum & Egg Brandy

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Egg Rum and Egg Brandy: The Cold Winter of 1793 On Monday May 20, 1793, there were a number of special alcohol purchases which appea...
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