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...
Tag: Philadelphia
“shop medicines, ointments, and salves”
Part three of a series So what did Elizabeth Weed prepare and sell? What remedies were used and preferred in 1777 Philadelphia? And where to look? The ad is exp...
“may depend on being supplied”
Part two of a series A newspaper ad can be a rickety thing on which to build a persona when it’s not a runaway ad. Those will give you what the person is ...
“Been employed these several years past”
Part One of a Series Occupied Philadelphia at the MoAR is one of my favorite events. It’s not too far, in an urban setting, and makes visible the history ...
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