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Continue reading →: “To maiking a skcy blew sute”How do you know when a painting is made? For Charles Willson Peale, diaries, letters, and receipts play a large role in determining when his portraits were made. Peale kept extensive diaries and lists, which scholars have used to identify and date his work. Most of his materials are at…
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Continue reading →: A 1920s Party DressTwo years ago, Drunk Tailor and I celebrated my birthday at a vintage event at the Congressional Cemetery in DC, for which I obviously needed a new dress. We bought the tickets not long before the event, but fortunately, 1920s clothes are somewhat simpler than 1770s clothes. That June was…
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Continue reading →: To a plain Mahogany CradleThere is only one known image of Anne Cadwalader, John and Elizabeth Cadwalader’s first-born child. She sits on Thomas Affleck’s mahogany card table, the carving-embellished knees visible in the foreground of Peale’s family portrait. Painted in 1772, Anne is nearly one; her mother still guards her on her perch, one…
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Continue reading →: I Want CandySome ages ago (3 years), I bought a few yards of pink figured shantung from Renaissance Fabrics. I had a cloak or mantle in mind, as I’d seen this one at the MFA (left) and liked how simple it was, making good use of the fabric to achieve its presence.…
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