Ready for Bed
With some regularity, I portray an upholsterer-turned-contractor at the Museum of the American Revolution, and I’m scheduled to be there again mid-month. One up...
Tag: 18th century
A Snuff-Coloured Cloak
In August, the Museum of the American Revolution contacted me about making a snuff-colored cloak. Although many 18th-century women’s cloaks were red, some were ...
Bending an Elbow at the Seven Stars
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 ...
Objects and Time
The antiques I own stretch back in time, objects passed from hand to hand, connecting me to the past. It is particularly fine when they connect me to America, a...
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