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Getting ready for my speedy trip to Baltimore for this year's @ASECSOffice conference and so am, of course, thinking of 1840s and 50s Baltimore album quilts. They're one of my favourite American quilt types! These are from @metmuseum, @Americanmuseum, @colonialwmsburg, and @LACMA
what is the cutest thing in the world and why is it a beloved animated dog as a tiny puppy
I love historic embroidery lightbulb moments! There are two mirrors with this design & shape (this one from @Sothebys). It's clear they had nearly identical underdrawings but two girls of different skill levels interpreted them differently, changing shawl placement, hands, etc.
Just shared this on the @costume_society Instagram and had to share it here because it’s such a joy. It’s a fancy dress gown from around 1820 and is a picture perfect example of Renaissance-revival fashions, via Cora Ginsburg
Have just learnt about this c. 1805 embroidered/patchworked coverlet at @V_and_A. Many of the scenes are based on prints and the central one is from a Copley painting. In several scenes is a figure who isn't in the original prints. Could this be a self portrait of the maker?
Have just learned that Sleepytime Bear has a wife and four children. Cannot believe I didn't know that he's a family man! Good for him, with his lil cosy hat, toasty toesies, lounging cat, roaring fire, and a partner to provide some self-care time (as long as she gets some too!)
Hey so when's the 17th-century fashion for flourishing coming back? I want the return of fancy doodles
Can't stop thinking about these half-scale dressed dolls mentioned by Jenny Tiramani in her @re_fashioning paper, made by the School of Historical Dress to represent Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia and Archduke Albert of Austria in association with a 1615 @V_and_A painting
On day 4.5 of what I suspect to be a pretty mild breakthrough infection of COVID (PCR test arriving today to confirm) and all I know is sleep, sleep, and more sleep