Empire in a Frame: The Cadwalader Family Portrait
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...
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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...
Suffrage Wardrobe
2020 is the Centennial of the 19th Amendment granting women in the United States the right to vote. Oddly enough, I am currently on a contract with the National...
To Make a Standard
When I set out to “be” Rebecca Young, I thought I knew how flags were made in the 18th century– after all, I’ve made and seen a wide range of 18th and ear...
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