This stunning �bizarre� silk robe and petticoat was recently on view at Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts ( www.Hist_Deerfield.or...
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Wealthy Peek Bardwell's Pink Calimanco Baby Shoes, c. 1763
These darling infant or toddler's shoes are of a pink wool calimanco (also spelled calamanco, callimanco) and date to 1763-68. Held in t...
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my lila
12:18 PM
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18th century textiles,
19th century footwear,
Historic Deerfield,
pink shoes,
shoemakers
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Boston Shoemaker: Pelatiah Rea at the Old State House, c. 1810
I saw these beguiling pink leather slippers on my recent visit to Historic Deerfield. While I am still researching the shoemaker, Pelatiah R...
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my lila
5:59 AM
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18th century textiles,
corsets,
embroidery,
Historic Deerfield,
Lyon,
silk brocade
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Cotton, Linen, Silk, Wool: Celebrating Fiber Arts at Historic Deerfield
This past weekend, while visiting my older daughter at UMass-Amherst, I had the opportunity to spend a truly exceptional afternoon at Histor...
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my lila
6:26 AM
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cordwainers,
Georgian shoes,
historic costume,
Historic Deerfield,
Ladies shoes,
Warner House
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What is in a Label? London Cordwainers Identify Work
Excerpt from "Silkbrocade: The Commoditization of the London Georgian Shoe and Its Reception in Colonial America" Kimberly S. Al...
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