From open robe to round gown? Late 18th Century dress in transition. Part 1
Dear Readers, We are about to embark on another adventure, this time examining a late 18th Century dress that appears to have been in the...
The Language of Infant Clothes, c1650-1750 Part One
Introduction When I re-launched my website, I explained that, having examined many items of 18th Century clothing over the last few...
'Tis the time for Bluebells!
Can there be anything in this World as breathtaking as an ancient English bluebell wood? Blue is the most glorious of colours. Every...
Poppies Cottage is Back! [Well, slowly!]
Well, my goodness! After months and months of grumbling and yearning for my old website, gremlins and fraught daughters, I am beginning...
