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Tag: material culture

a white star on a pale blue ground, both partially obscured by crepeline fabric
Headquarters Replica Flag/making things/material culture/Museums/Research

How do you know what to make?

Posted on September 26, 2026 by kittycalash

What questions do you ask before you start a replica? How do you set the parameters? A material culture consideration of the little project.

thirteen six pointed stars on a faded blue background
Headquarters Replica Flag/material culture/Museums/Research

Betsy Ross Could Never: Another Flag Project

Posted on September 26, 2026 by kittycalash

The start of a small, fun, project to hand stitch a replica of Washington's headquarters flag.

A portriat of John and Elizabeth Cadwadler in eighteenth century clothing stand next to their toddler, Anne, who sits on a shiny mahogany table
History/Research

Empire in a Frame: The Cadwalader Family Portrait

Posted on July 5, 2026 by kittycalash

The Charles Willson Peale portrait of John Cadwalader and his family contains the British Empire and the coming revolution in one object. From the canvas to the...

History/Research

Objects and Time

Posted on April 15, 2024 by kittycalash

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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