Becky FifieldJan 9, 20131 minTravel By Design: Painted AdvertisementsHow did you used to make money off your barn or shed? Allow a hand painted sign to advertise on the side. Here are a few from the...
Becky FifieldJan 2, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday: A Few Views of MunichWork took me to Germany in late 2012. I’ve already written about the food I ate, Christmas Markets, and train travel from Munich to Bonn...
Becky FifieldDec 21, 20122 minShifting Garment Styles, 1750-1790: What Research and Sketching Have in CommonI roll over this analogy in my mind as I work with my study of 1,000 runaway indentured and enslaved women and their 6,000 garments,...
Becky FifieldOct 19, 20122 minThe Historic Fabric of Philadelphia: James E. Taylor’s SketchbookJames E. Taylor. Photo: National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Using...