Reflecting Fashion
Whilst serving as the commandant for a research-paper writing prison*, I spent some time perusing the Met’s digital collections, in particular the Costume...
Tag: portraits
Blue Coats and Shiny Buttons
Once upon a time, I worked (twice) for an interim boss I called (behind his back) Shiny Buttons. You know I’m in a coastal state, so you can guess what he...
At the sales this month…
It’s auction season in antiques land, and the catalogs arrived at work smelling of money and expensive ink. Sotheby’s Folk Art and Americana sales o...
Behind the Scenes, Below Stairs
Perhaps because I just finished Longbourn and have just started Year of Wonders, servants are on my mind. In the family portrait at left, the servants are visib...
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