Bag and Baggage
The subject of carrying things at living history events never seems fully resolved. There were the fireworks I like to call Basketgate, and in the four years si...
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A Tisket, A Tasket: What Basket?
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 ...
Hell is a Hand Basket
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...
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