Becky FifieldNov 20, 20132 minA Philadelphia Servant, 1787The Accident in Lombard Street. Charles Wilson Peale. Winterthur Museum. 1962.88. A pie lays broken in the street, a distraught servant...
Becky FifieldOct 28, 20132 minAnd So It Goes: The Fall CrunchSeptember and October have been full of professional commitments. For those readers not familiar with museum work, this is often the...
Becky FifieldSep 5, 20132 minOyster ShuckersI used to hate oysters. Typically, tidewater Marylanders pat oysters in cracker meal, fry them, and if you need a condiment, slather on...
Becky FifieldAug 29, 20132 minCatering to Clients in an 18th Century Philadelphia ShopI spent July at a Research Fellowship at Winterthur Museum, Library, and Garden. This mainly meant identifying manuscripts and object...