Becky Fifield
Catering to Clients in an 18th Century Philadelphia Shop
I spent July at a Research Fellowship at Winterthur Museum, Library, and Garden. This mainly meant identifying manuscripts and object...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 25, 20131 min read
A Squeal of Delight at the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Miniature Dresses
RL Fifield. I attended the American Institute for Conservation’s Annual Meeting in Indianapolis at the end of May. The opening reception...
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Becky Fifield
Apr 4, 20133 min read
Connecting the Dots: Convict Servants in Maryland
Eddie Izzard puns on the Church of England: “Cake or Death?” For people found guilty of committing small crimes in England,...
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Becky Fifield
Feb 28, 20133 min read
Snapshot: Fabric Shopping in NYC
Tuesday, 2/12/2013, was, amazingly, a holiday at my place of employ. I took advantage of everyone else having a normal work day and went...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 29, 20122 min read
Halloween Comes to Downton Abbey
I predicted in this post from April that people would be hot to trot for Downton Abbey influenced costumes this Halloween. True to form,...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 3, 20121 min read
Happy Labor Day
Lewis Hine’s photographs will always remind us of the successes of the Labor Movement. The title of this image is Addie Card, 12 years....
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Becky Fifield
May 14, 20122 min read
Museum Monday: Why Museums Don’t Have Pictures of Everything on Their Websites
I hear the occasional grumble. Why is that photo of that object so bad? Why isn’t there an online database? Why are only selected objects...
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Becky Fifield
May 5, 20122 min read
The Act of Research – London Metropolitan Archives Edition
A swatch preserved in the billet books at the London Metropolitan Archives. Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. Foundling number 12250,...
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Becky Fifield
May 5, 20122 min read
The Act of Research – London Metropolitan Archives Edition
A swatch preserved in the billet books at the London Metropolitan Archives. Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. Foundling number 12250,...
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Becky Fifield
Apr 1, 20122 min read
Downton Abbey is Hot – Now for some real servants.
I fully expect Masterpiece Classic’s Downton Abbey to inspire the costume choices of many next Halloween (see my post on Downton...
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Becky Fifield
Mar 19, 20122 min read
Welcome to The Still Room.
Barbara Fritchie Restaurant, Frederick MD, RL Fifield photo, 2009. Conjuring the appearance of a 17th or 18th century Still Room yields a...
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