Short Stuff
At some point, I came across The Charlatan by Léonard Defrance, sold by Sotheby’s in 2023, and became obsessed with the woman in grey and her problematic calash...
Category: Clothing
“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...
I Want Candy
Some 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 ...
Furniture Check
Lo these many years ago (one dozen) I embarked upon a gown-making folly based on the familiar Oyster Seller image. There was collective interest in this gown 12...
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