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Is it Victorian-core? Oregon’s Adelaide Beeman-White is winding back the clock on haute couture by dressing like she stepped ...
19th century farm families’ butter prints are coveted folk art. ... Fashion Queen Barbies without the wigs or box have sold for less than $100 at recent auctions.
Naper Settlement presents the beauty and perils of 19th-century clothing in the new exhibit, "Infrastructure: Creating 19th Century Clothing Then and Now." Now on view through Nov. 3, 2023 ...
A series of enameled gold panelsWhere it is from: Ivanka pri Nitre, a village in central SlovakiaWhen it was made: Between A.D. 1042 and 1050Related: Assyrian swimmers: 2,900-year-old carving of ...
Interestingly, the barn jacket is one casual wardrobe item heavily rooted in conveying class. At first, it began as a ...
Sassafras leaves begin to grow. Both 19th-century Ohio farmer Thomas Mikesell and current Ohio State University ecologist Kellen Calinger-Yoak recorded important details about the plant.
CHARLESTON — A presentation on mid-19th century women's clothing by Tom Vance will be featured during an open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Five Mile House historic site. Vance's ...
Clothing styles in the 19th century were frilly and elaborate and glamorous, but also heavy, hot, binding and potentially dangerous, according to a new exhibit at Naper Settlement.
The farm’s Heritage Jonathan apples are picked from 125-year-old trees. Apples vary in price, but most varieties cost about $15 a half bushel. Honeycrisp costs $30 for a half bushel.
An ivy-shrouded and 'incredibly spacious' 19th century farmhouse has been discovered by an urban explorer - who was left baffled at how the stunning building had been completely abandoned to nature.
The 50-acre Gore Place in Waltham includes a mansion and museum, rolling grounds, and a working farm. It was the former home of Christopher Gore, who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1809 ...
The work of a meticulous 19th-century farmer has led to new information about the growth season for several hardwood tree species in the eastern U.S., according to a new study.