On the left is the Pudding Cap from the V&A, on the right is the pudding cap I recreated. I'm proud to say that the pudding cap ...

The next project for Miss Hancock is an essential 18th century toddler accessory: the pudding cap. The authors of 18thcnewenglandlife.org ...

Dearest Friends, As Christmas approaches, it's fun to imagine an 18th century home festooned with greenery and fruit with candles aglo...

Upon completing the baby stays, Miss Hancock happily modeled them.  While she was not a fan of holding still while they were laced up (wh...

Dearest Readers It's back to Rhode Island and artist Cosmo Alexander, we give you his portrait of Deborah Malbone Hunter of Newport for...

As you may remember, I have been struggling with the baby stays project. My last conflict centered around the appropriate fashion fabric ...

Dearest Friends, There was so much story surrounding our two portraits last week, that we really didn't take much time to examine the d...