A corset’s engineered strictness defines the shape of the 18th-century woman. Journeywoman Brooke Welborn explains the trend.
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Fashion and Function
Fakes and Forgeries
Fakes and phonies are stopped with a squint. Curator John Davis discusses the subtleties of form.
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The Butcher, the Baker
One sheep’s fleece supplies half a dozen trades. Shepherdess Carrie MacDougal spins the tale.
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Wealth on the Shelf
When a single book cost half a year’s wages, tomes were rare treasures. Bruce Plumley describes the bookbinding trade.
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No Master Over Me
A man purchases his enslaved family to set them free. James Ingram shares the tale.
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Playing the Part
Taking the shape of a founding father calls for equal parts of preparation and imagination. Interpreters John Hamant and Steve Holloway detail the process.
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