material culture - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Clothing/making things/material culture/Research

You Are My Sunshine

Posted on December 10, 2018 by kittycalash

The best things turn up when I’m looking for something else entirely. First came the miniature, now in a private collection, with the lovely carnelian or ...

making things/material culture/Research

Pink on My Brain

Posted on November 29, 2018 by kittycalash

I no longer remember where in the wilds of the interwebs I found this charming servant, but find her I did, three years ago. I probably came across her research...

Events/Living History/material culture/Research

The Widow will See You Now

Posted on October 26, 2018 by kittycalash

Part five: portraying Widow Weed I almost prefer first person interpretation, largely because it catches visitors a little off-guard, excites their curiosity, a...

Living History/material culture

“shop medicines, ointments, and salves”

Posted on October 23, 2018 by kittycalash

Part three of a series So what did Elizabeth Weed prepare and sell? What remedies were used and preferred in 1777 Philadelphia? And where to look? The ad is exp...