For my component of the project, I will recreate various 18th century textiles with watercolor. Specifically, I will focus on the seasonality of the textiles and how the patterns and materials change from season to season. Until the latter part of the 18th century, original French design ideas for textile […]
Hey everyone! Welcome to the first of a series of blog posts! In this post I want to answer a few questions that Professor Higonnet posed in regard to our projects: 1. What major historical point does your project make? My project is going to analyze how feminine identity was […]
Historical Objectives I have chosen to focus my project on the twin set of furniture that belonged to Queen Marie Antoinette, located in the Wrightsman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum. My overall theme that links the smaller themes together will be the idea and analysis of feminine identity in 18th […]