Cakes and Honey

March 3, 2018

Watercolor cakes: first invented by William Reeves in 1766 and sold in an improved form in 1780, watercolor cakes made …

Transparent Visions

January 20, 2016

With armloads of cash, the NPYL has, as I’m sure you know, digitized thousands of items which are now available …

February 27, 2015

I was looking for images of maids in 1800, and came across this in the British Museum. Having no idea …

February 18, 2015

Edited to correct numerous typos and to add a bad sketch of the OSV apron. Don’t try to do research …

February 13, 2015

I don’t know the backstory here, but the summary is satisfying: A standing cat attired in men’s 19th century fashion …

October 1, 2014

As far as I know, that’s not an internet meme yet, but it might as well be. It’s meme in …

May 2, 2014

Anna Maria von Phul’s delicate watercolors of Saint Louis in 1818 (example at left) remind us that cities in the …

January 23, 2014

On Saturday, Sew 18th Century and I went out for lunch and fabric shopping. Along the way, I brought up …