» 1800s http://nothing-is-new.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:41:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 CT – DRESS UP. http://nothing-is-new.com/2010/07/06/ct-dress-up/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2010/07/06/ct-dress-up/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:42:49 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=4140

Connecticut. Girls, boys and infant dresses. Pretty young things.

1. Girl’s dress.
2. Girls’ dress owned by Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson.
3. Boy’s dress probably owned by a member of the Filley family.
4. Boy’s suit owned by Oliver Ormerod Jensen.
5. Infant’s dress owned by a member of the Brainard family.

via University of Connecticut

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Alaska is a beautiful land, with lush vibrant archives.
Thanks to Weird Friends for turning me onto the wonders of digital Alaska many months ago.

1. $1,250,000 clean up
2. A woman gathering walrus intestines
3. Masks on exhibit in display case with mounted birds on top
4. Robe
5. Lilly Abbot Nigh, Haines, Alaska, skin sewing, Alaska, Skin 1-2-47.
6. Pocahontas of the North

via Alaska’s Digital Archives

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Early American toys that is. Kids just wanna have fun on the prairie.
via Homestead Toys

 

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Decorative & decadent—Victorian era marbleized papers. Swoossshhhhh!
via University of Washington

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Abstract beaded fabric fringe gem button applique collages — all featured on one jacket. WEIRD FRIENDS & aapc posted some images of this wonder a few days ago and I can’t stop thinking about it.  This here is a Victoria era American Indian tribal jacket made with duck canvas. Available now on eBay

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Merry Christmas! I’m still visiting family in Florida and spending much time offline—and outdoors. It’s so wonderful to be outside bike riding on winter days.
I will be back into snowy NYC very soon.
via the Met Collection Database

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