jendobyns

Fine wool would be appropriate. It is available in a variety of weights. Check out the options with Burnley and Trowbridge. I bought a fine camlet from them that is combination silk, wool and linen, light as a feather, combining properties of all three. But they have other nice things, including silks. You will probably want a fine lace (tape trim) for things like edges of pocket flaps, button holes and such, if you don't have it embroidered. They can help direct you to what you need if they don't have it themselves.

Wonderful! Where did you find this article? You do have the most interesting library

Well, so far nothing specific, although one of the folks who attended the foodways symposium on peas, beans and rice says they did discuss the presence of red beans. So kidney beans are possible (but not limas) and they did discuss how succotash was probably unrecognizable to us. I didn't run into the botanist at the historic site where I volunteer, but he has planted some heirloom varieties of beans in the garden. I'll ask him if our schedules overlap on Friday and I see him.

oooh, very nice!

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What a wonderful reference. Thank you.

Hmm, I'll have to check into the "kidney beans". I can't seem to find another reference for them by that name that early, but beans are rather problematic. Varieties typically had very different names. I wonder if there was some judicial re-labeling in the reprint? Anyway, I'm going to track this down and see what comes of it. Jen

Welcome. It's a great adventure.

Haven't found the baroque horse smoking a pipe, but here's a great pic of pipe wear in skeletal remains: http://www.anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/pipe.html

In the colonies they have excavated skeletal remains of both genders, and of the quite young (early teens) with tobacco pipe wear in the teeth (holes worn down by the clay in the pipes) I think this was either at St. Mary's City or Jamestown, so quite early in the American colonial period. And years ago, somewhere on the net, I found a picture of a baroque styled horse with a pipe stuck up it's backside. I think it might have been a commentary on how you can take this medicinal use a bit too far? But I cannot find that illustration now! Off to go find images of tobacco use... Jen

Thanks for the info on Thevenot. I can't tell you the original sources regarding the colored lenses and different diseases, but iirc that research, which is OOP for this forum, was "published" on the Revlist (yahoo group) over a decade ago (between 10 and 13 years?). I have, since then, seen accounts that back up the "sunglasses" part, but since the disease part beyond migraines didn't interest me, I didn't take notes. Sorry. There are newspaper advertisements for glasses of various types in the newspapers of the time, too. If you have access to the PA Gazette, it could be a starting point. As would the Revlist group. There was a wonderful pair of tortoise shell spectacles with dark green lenses on display at the Smithsonian years ago. They (the Smithsonian) might also have information for you. Good luck! Jen

Mission, that is just wonderful! Do you have a date for the work? I can't tell you how many people have got it into their heads that dark lenses were to protect the eyes of people suffering from venereal disease! In spite of research done over a decade ago proving that is just not so. Sigh

You're welcome. Oh, I forgot to mention another alternative to the bandanna. Not sure if this applies to sailors, but working men, and men at leisure (at home) wore caps to cover their heads. This piece of art work is a bit OOP, but gives you some idea: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/William_Hogarth_063.jpg It's a relatively simple sewing project, and cheap, to make one.

Shaving heads happened. Made hygiene a bit simpler. Then top with wig for occasions where you were to look your best. Not sure that would have been done at sea, though. The average sailor, who knows for sure? Wigs came in all sorts of materials and price levels. And definitely, baldness happened! So you're safe shaving your head and wearing the bandana.

Well then, me lad, ye might be wantin' to take a look at this work: http://www.juliasmith.com/historicpottery/delftware.htm Some right fine wares she has there!

And a twist of good Oronoco? *l*

Well that was interesting. Lots of food for thought, fodder for discussion. I totally agree, there is lots of supposition. A preponderance of bowls could also mean a crate of delftware brought back as booty was full of broken pieces. A lot depends on context, and I have enough questions after that article to make a post tedious. I guess we can look forward to an explosion of pirates running around with delftware and chinese porcelain bowls and pipes now, eh?

Hmmm, can't seem to find Ivan Henry's info on shoes from the UK. Searching for shoes does not appear to be working right now. Is there a separate thread I'm missing? I'm almost ready to go to Sarah Juniper! And thanks for the review of Robert Land. While they don't yet make a woman's shoe, the men's shoes could be very useful to some of the men in my group with foot issues.

Michael, thank you! I keep forgetting about those guys! Theirs are more in the middle between the 17C and 18C shoes of the other vendors, aren't they? Good to see there are more choices out there. However, one thing I haven't seen is a shoe vendor who has shoes that are kind to older, or more delicate, feet. Arthritis, orthotics, diabetes, etc., nobody is accommodating that in their shoes yet. None of us is getting any younger. Just sayin'... Jen

Well, there's these: http://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/mensshoes.aspx and these: http://www.gggodwin.com/cartgenie/prodList.asp?scat=41 if you want to compare styles and prices, and I think Flying Canoe might also be carrying a 17C style. You could also check out Fugawee. They are out of Florida and have a lot of folks who carry their shoes, so you have a chance of running into them at an Rendezvous or other event down your way. The top three vendors all carry stockings. Burnley and Trowbridge don't have power restored from the hurricane yet, but the website works. In stockings there is a range. Get the type you like before the shoes, though. It will impact how they fit. I wish I could show you how to do the latchet thing to tie them. Maybe Fugawee has a diagram on their website. I'm pretty sure I learned it from the info they send with their shoes. It is possible that velcro is involved (inside the shoe, and under side of latchet) for longer term use than just walking around. Will check my shoes later to see. But they Flying canoe doesn't do velcro, and when you get their shoes you walk around in them for a day then come back to have the buckles done (if you're buying in person). But not having gone through the process myself, and not observing how he does it, I can't tell you. Oh, if it didn't disappear, there is a pic of the original shoes my husband used when we started out, remodeled from some men's oxfords. You might want to look at them to see what you can accomplish with modern shoes. Far from perfect, but a far cry from sneakers, too. Jen Good luck.

Sounds really fun! Part of me has a knee-jerk tendency toward accuracy, so it would be a challenge to let go of that. But I love the creative potential on an existing framework. Jen

Welcome to the pub, KoS. Mr. Hook there has put it well, the latchets are the straps. You don't have to invest in buckles right away, though. Break your shoes in first by wearing them around, you can fold the latchets over to the inside of your shoe and run a tape through the loop that is made by the fold. Tie the tape together in the center. The latchets should stay tucked into your shoe while you do this. With luck you will remember that when you get your first pair. Flying canoe makes a good product and is terrific at fitting shoes to the customer. You might want to see if they will be in your neck of the woods. Their customers all seem satisfied. Jen dobyns

Time to find a good acupuncturist! Someone with good pain management experience. At least to make you more comfortable. Good luck.

I've been informed by a friend that the locusts have been canceled for this year and replaced by stink bugs *G*

Yep, bohea and hyson would be right for the period. I do wonder at lumping the hyson and gunpowder together, as I understand them to be separate types of green tea. You can get all 3 from Debprah Peterson.