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Category: material culture

a white star on a pale blue ground, both partially obscured by crepeline fabric
Headquarters Replica Flag/making things/material culture/Museums/Research

How do you know what to make?

Posted on September 26, 2026 by kittycalash

What questions do you ask before you start a replica? How do you set the parameters? A material culture consideration of the little project.

thirteen six pointed stars on a faded blue background
Headquarters Replica Flag/material culture/Museums/Research

Betsy Ross Could Never: Another Flag Project

Posted on September 26, 2026 by kittycalash

The start of a small, fun, project to hand stitch a replica of Washington's headquarters flag.

making things/material culture/Research

Passing Strange

Posted on November 16, 2025 by kittycalash

In representing Magdalen Devine at the Museum of the American Revolution’s Revolutionary Philadelphia event, I decided to make a brown silk gown. This is an eas...

Living History/material culture

Bending an Elbow at the Seven Stars

Posted on August 9, 2024 by kittycalash

In 1769, Philadelphia had roughly one tavern for every 120 residents. They were clustered most densely in the area Chestnut and High (now Market) Streets, west ...

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