There’s a lot to love about this sweet handmade box chock a block full of stubby crayons once owned by the Robbins family of Lexington, Massachusetts. The paper wrapping the outside of the thin paperboard is block-printed with tiny black … Continue reading
When I was a Collection Care Specialist at the MFA boston, I was beginning the study of late eighteenth century dress. I knew that this black silk bonnet was later than that period, but integrated aspects of bonnets of the … Continue reading
This trained gown and petticoat combination, held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has always appealed to me. The rustle of the light silk and the drawstring pulling the fullness against the body in front, paired with its soft … Continue reading