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...

Read More

Hoho Birds and Dancing Jesters: Italian Dress Epitomizes the Late Baroque/Rococo Style, c. 1725-1740

All images are courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Acc. #: 1993.17a, b This lively Italian Late Baroque   embroidered linen dress (c....

Read More