I wrote the chapter on Salem’s Colonial Revival movement in our forthcoming book Salem’s Centuries, an effort that I think was pretty ballsy given that I am neither an American historican or an art/architectural historian. You can be sure that I had both types of experts read it before submission and it has been peer-reviewed several times […] The post A Colonial Revival Dining Room appeared first on streetsofsalem.| streetsofsalem
Started the morning with Joy spotting yet another famous person – in the lobby of the hotel – a Gerald-Ford-Lookalike – Joy is very good at finding these people! [recall Churchill last night at The Wellington!] ********** We are off and running this morning to see as much as possible before the play tonight… We… Continue reading Adventures with Jane! Day XIII & XIV: Books, Fabrics, a Palace, ‘Clueless,’ and Home!| Jane Austen in Vermont
This is one of those “writing it out” posts. It starts out with confusion in the hope that I can work it out, but I may not so it might end in confusion as well. I’m confused about the symbolism of pineapples. Of course everyone knows that pineapples represent “hospitality,” but do they really? What else […] The post I’m Confused by Pineapples appeared first on streetsofsalem.| streetsofsalem
What a day! And the final one for those not doing the London two-day extension… To continue with our adventure yesterday touring around Austen-related places in Bath, you can see this map and this website where much is explained: https://18thc-cities.sorbonne-universite.fr/-Map-of-Bath-1803-Jane-Austen-s-.html#3 and this map from JASNA.org: *********** But now we are off first thing to the… Continue reading Adventures with Jane! Day XI: Bath, Bridgerton, and Rugby…| Jane Austen in Vermont
Where oh where do I begin to tell of this joyous day? All places I have been before, but more engaging touring about with a group of like-minded people, and the chance to see so much more behind the scenes… We are today off from our Winchester hotel to Chawton – and there to see… Continue reading Adventures with Jane! Day VIII: The Delights of a Visit to Chawton| Jane Austen in Vermont