I found my in-progress early 19thc corset and my 1864 patent corset (now a bit too small), which counts as working on the outfits I need to get done. The first will ... probs work with a larger than ideal lacing gap, the latter will need panels inserted in the sides.

The entrance canopy on the medieval Jacob's Well, the church hall of Holy Trinity, Micklegate in York is a rare, highly ornate 15th-century wooden projection. It was originally from the demolished Old Wheatsheaf Inn on Davygate. It was added to the Grade I listed building in the early 20th century

Evening dress, Madame Roger, Paris, 1865 Ice cream? This feels like ice cream 🍨, seaside promenades 🏖️, and Summer ☀️. Needs a parasol though. The size of the stripes took me by surprise, but it creates a really lovely effect. #fashionsky #fashionhistory #dresshistory

When I was 19, I helped to mount a mourning dress belonging to Queen Victoria. Such was her silhouette that she seemed to emerge like a spectral figure. She forged longstanding relationships with dressmakers, many of whom appear in Dressing the Queen @londonmuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

COVER REVEAL! I am so excited to share the US cover for Dressing the Queen which will be available in the States and beyond from September 1. Tales of royal fashion but from the perspective of the makers. I hope you enjoy! Thank you so much @pegasusbooks.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Rembrandt, Portrait of Saskia in a straw hat, 1633, Silverpoint on vellum, 185 x 107 mm (Staatliche Museen, Berlin). Inscription, added later, reads, "This was drawn after my wife, when she was 21 years old, the third day after we were engaged 8 June 1633."

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

One of the things I love about 1800-1810 gowns is the experimental closures. This one, ca. 1807, has two self fabric ties that draw in the back at the high waist without actually being in channels - very simple and casual. hub.catalogit.app/genesee-coun... 🗃️🪡

First, popularizing publication of our @unileiden.bsky.social project 'From 𐤀 to Α'. Co-written by the whole team, we introduce some of the questions surrounding the birth and spread of the early alphabet that the project tackles. Get the whole issue at www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/anc...

A revolution in writing: the spread of the alphabet

A paper surveying the spread of alphabetic writing throughout the ancient Mediterranean, the possible genealogy of the various alphabets, and the mechanisms behind and dates of their dispersal.

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I'm having some back/neck pain that I attribute to my pillows, but I can't help but be nervous because the last time I had back/neck pain that I attributed to my pillows IT TURNED OUT TO BE SHINGLES

When they say "Canadian", they really mean "Canadian", and when they say "hard" they really mean "hard"!

Historica Canada@historicacanada.bsky.social · last wk.

Have you tried the Citizenship Challenge quizzes on The Canadian Encyclopedia? Take the new fashion history in Canada quiz to get you started! Available in easy, medium, or hard levels!

A long lost monologue by the great Alan Bennett from 'On the Margin' is just one of the many incredible survivals in our Galton and Simpson Archive!

Gary Brannan@garybrannan.bsky.social · last wk.

Ach, you know what? Why not. Here’s Alan Bennett’s closing monologue from ‘On the Margin’, missing for nearly 60 years, and found on a Sony CV2000 tape in the Galton and Simpson archive You, dear viewer, are one of the few people ever to have seen this. Enjoy! discover.york.ac.uk/collections/...

I recently had an article on food and patronage by women in late antique and early medieval Iberian monasteries published in the newest issue of Medieval People. ☺️ scholarworks.wmich.edu/medpros/vol4...

This one is a wrench to get rid of, because it's so pretty and I only wore it once. But I will never fit into it again, so best to get it to someone else. www.vinted.com/items/950111...

Juliana Swing Dress | Vinted

Juliana Swing Dress - Black cocktail dress with 1940s flair - gathered bodice, cap sleeves, and rose embroidery. Worn literally one time at the AHA conference; it was a bit too tight then and I knew I...

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As I get involved with groups here in WNY, I develop a list of costume things I need to be doing ... 1) There's a group going on a walking tour of the 1901 Pan-American Expo in Buffalo this September in Edwardian dress. I don't even know exactly what I want to do but I'll need a corset and chemise.

How’s this for a statement back, a beautiful filigree chequerboard criss crossing the shoulders blades and collar bones in narrow cotton cord. The silk layers require no more adornment just black against skin. Elizabeth Hawes #1930s #cincyartmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

It's hard to look at quilted bonnets at this time of year, but these insulated hoods remind us that the cold will always come back. I must confess that I'm somewhat jealous of the options historical women had for keeping warm in the winter - these are better than beanies. 🗃️🪡

A lot of US people think the collapse of academia is a Trump thing, which implies the possibility of alternative employment in or funding from other countries and maybe the possibility of just flipping the switch back to “fund” once he’s gone and this is dramatically underestimating the scale

Kathleen E. Kennedy@themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 2w ago

UKHE making the grim landscape of USHE look cuddly and supportive : (

Climate change is bad, but this is cool

Chatsworth's parched grass reveals 'lost' 17th Century garden

The hot weather uncovers the outline of The Great Parterre, an ornate garden designed in 1699.

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It's so important to adjust early 19thc gowns on the form so that the back doesn't hang down. I see a lot of museum photos with the back waistline a few inches lower than the front and the skirt correspondingly "trained", and it gives the idea that this was intentionally done by the dressmaker.

Finished relabeling all of the photos from my inventory of unit 219 ... Now to crop them.

With today's theft of Vix torc, here's what has been taken... The torc was found as part of a burial & placed around neck of the interred. Despite its size, it weighs only 480g (less that half the weight of the Snettisham Great torc). It is STUNNING. #Archaeology #Gold #Torcs 🏺 1/2

Let's be cozy on #FootwearFriday: embroidered slippers like these were a common home craft for accomplished women. You can find many Berlinwork patterns for slipper tops in periodicals like Peterson's Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book. 🗃️🪡

This plain gown is a bit of a mystery, as different aspects of it relate to different eras: center front opening with drawstrings (pre-1805), natural waistline (before and after 1795-1825), and narrow armscyes out on the shoulder (post-1810). hub.catalogit.app/genesee-coun... 🗃️🪡

Just edited all of my new dress photos' main thumbnails to be tighter zoomed/cropped on the bodices and they look SO GOOD now. (I need to get on with sharing them here.)

Happy to see this article out in the wild. Open Access for those interested but without any institutional login. academic.oup.com/histres/adva...

A little 1930s GRWM while I get ready for work today: youtube.com/shorts/TYS5k... 🗃️🪡

1930 getting dressed #fashionhistory

YouTube video by sew_through_time

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Did more photos today as a combined cataloguing/inventory effort! About 17 gowns and 10 cloaks. I am totally enervated but excited to get the photos edited and added to the database next week. 🗃️🪡 #museums

Time to show off the new 👗s! The first is a drawstring-front gown from ca. 1800, with sleeves that extend down to the knuckles, which I love. Note that it does not open all the way down to the hem, that's a tuck. 🗃️🪡 hub.catalogit.app/genesee-coun...

I have got SOME photos from new acquisitions to show you this weekend.