material culture - Kirsten Hammerstrom

History/Living History/material culture/Reenacting

A Tisket, A Tasket: What Basket?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by kittycalash

Nancy had a great question: What did middle class ladies use to carry their shopping? But here’s the thing: they didn’t carry the shopping, because they didn’t ...

Clothing/Events/History/Living History/making things/material culture/Pabodie Project

Frivolous Friday: The Pabodie Project

Posted on September 16, 2016 by kittycalash

Jane Jewett Pabodie, born around 1771, died 23 March 1846 is buried in Swan Point Cemetery on the Seekonk River in Providence. She was the wife of William Pabod...

Art Rant/Clothing/Fail/History/material culture

Hell is a Hand Basket

Posted on September 15, 2016 by kittycalash

Gentle Reader: Remember the post on semiotics? We need to go back to that once more. Just what are we looking at here? John Singleton Copley. Portrait of Mrs. D...

Art Rant/Clothing/Living History/material culture

Fashion, Fantasy, and Intention

Posted on August 13, 2016 by kittycalash

I am not a costumer, not really. But I’m not really a re-enactor in the classical sense: I no longer roll with a military unit and my military experiences...