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Portrait of a person wearing a green robe and cap with ornate patterns, set against a plain brown background. The expression is calm and formal.

The Banyan, the 18th century's most fashionable accessory

A short and witty reflection on the 18th century fashion icon, the banyan, alongside an except from the novel "the Yellow Cardinal", set in 1765-1776.

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 212 min read

Two girls hug in a painting by Thomas Gainsborough, from 1759

Ghosts of the 18th Century

A brief reflection on the way history can haunt us through art, and on how history lives in the mind.

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 192 min read

Commonplace History

History. Fiction. Oddity.

The Banyan, the 18th century's most fashionable accessory

Ghosts of the 18th Century