The Colour of Things to Come
I have a thing for hats– well, for bonnets, really. I know I made stays and a shift before I made anything else for the 18th century, but I might have mad...
Tag: 18th century clothing
Hoods and Caps and Bonnets, oh my!
Let’s take a closer look at Griselda, Countess Stanhope. She wears a hood over a fine white cap, as well as a hooded cloak. Around her neck, she wears a f...
“Comfortably Covered”
The last event of 2018 (for me) was the “March In” evening event at Valley Forge. My reasons for choosing events may be quirky: anything I can get t...
The Material World of Widow Weed: an interpretation
Part four of a series Widow Elizabeth Weed: what would she wear? What would she own? My first inclination had been to wear the grey tabby wool gown I already ha...
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