Saturday, January 26, 2013

Babs & Her Friends: 1953 Glamour Girls Dancing Dolls

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I recently came across this 1953 Glamour Girls Paper Dancing Dolls book at a flea market in near perfect condition. It has been waitin...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Harris Tweed and a Tail of Vents

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By Jeff Hopper Guest Blogger It’s odd but I’ve been thinking about tweed for the last couple of years and suddenly it seems to back...
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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Balance & Beauty: Georgian Design in New England

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A short visual inspiration piece created for the Historic Deerfield  Fall Forum, November 2011. ****** "Balance & Beauty...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

"Chints, Plain Ginghams, Lawn..": 1770s Textile Advertisements

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Continuing to delve into the archives for primary resource course materials, the author came across these three newspaper advertisements f...
Monday, January 14, 2013

"I My Needle Ply with Skill": Maine Schoolgirl Needlework

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Guest Blogger: Tara Vose Raiselis Saco Museum Director If you are interested in samplers, textiles, and the education of young women du...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Raw Data: 1790 Price List for Boots & Shoes, Philadelphia

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In preparing primary source documents for my upcoming course in Museum Studies and Material Culture (History Department, University of New ...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Reflection: The Wedding of George and Martha Washington, January 6, 1759

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"I retain an unalterable affection for you   which neither time or distance can change." George Washington to Martha Washing...
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