Sunday, November 24, 2013

Boston Shoemaker: Pelatiah Rea at the Old State House, c. 1810

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I saw these beguiling pink leather slippers on my recent visit to Historic Deerfield. While I am still researching the shoemaker, Pelatia...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Soucis d'hanneton, or Soucil de hanneton, or floss-fringe, or fly-fringe

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William Hogarth, A Fishing Party, 1730-31 http://prints.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/image/816681/artist-hogarth-william-a-fis...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Boot and Shoemakers to Queen Victoria: Cundry and Sons, London

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Boot and shoemakers Cundry & Sons, located at Soho Square, enjoyed the patronage of Queen Victoria (as well as other members of t...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Cotton, Linen, Silk, Wool: Celebrating Fiber Arts at Historic Deerfield

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This past weekend, while visiting my older daughter at UMass-Amherst, I had the opportunity to spend a truly exceptional afternoon at His...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Other Civil War: 17th Century Armor at the Higgins Armory Museum

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Cuirassier, Netherlands or Savoy 1620-45 (author’s photo) http://higgins.lostpapyr.us/artifacts/2878    This past weekend, ...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Hoho Birds and Dancing Jesters: Italian Dress Epitomizes the Late Baroque/Rococo Style, c. 1725-1740

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This lively Italian Late Baroque/Rococo linen casaquin/caraco jacket and skirt, embroidered with wool thread (c. 1725-1740,  epitomizes ...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Love & Loss in the Letters of a Young Woman in Rural New England, 1794-1817: Historical New Hampshire, Fall/Winter 2013

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"The Landing of Columbus in America Wrought by Margaret Mitchell at Mrs. Rowson's Academy" Courtesy, New Hampshire Histor...