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Victorian hand calling card, private collection. A slightly belated Week in Review post. As I’ve noted before, Notches and the Age of...

Victorian hand calling card, private collection. A slightly belated Week in Review post. As I’ve noted before, Notches and the Age of...

My object of the week is this albumen portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, which was used to illustrate the National Portrait Gallery’s...

My object of the week is this albumen portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, which was used to illustrate the National Portrait Gallery’s...

This week’s object of the week isn’t mine per se, but Zara Anishanslin’s. In her recently published book, Portrait of a Woman in Silk:...

This week’s object of the week isn’t mine per se, but Zara Anishanslin’s. In her recently published book, Portrait of a Woman in Silk:...

London’s Outrage punk fanzine My object of the week comes from Jon Savage’s article ‘Fanzines: the purest explosion of British punk‘,...

London’s Outrage punk fanzine My object of the week comes from Jon Savage’s article ‘Fanzines: the purest explosion of British punk‘,...

A roundup of the CFPs, articles, podcasts, and workshops that caught my eye this week: The Morbid Anatomy Museum’s beautiful and...

A roundup of the CFPs, articles, podcasts, and workshops that caught my eye this week: The Morbid Anatomy Museum’s beautiful and...

Friendship book of Anne Wagner (1795-1834), New York Public Library. Another week in review, another favourite from the Public Domain...

Friendship book of Anne Wagner (1795-1834), New York Public Library. Another week in review, another favourite from the Public Domain...

I thought I’d share the information about the National Museum of Scotland’s forthcoming lecture on Margaret Tytler’s fascinating yet...

I thought I’d share the information about the National Museum of Scotland’s forthcoming lecture on Margaret Tytler’s fascinating yet...

A roundup of CFPs, articles, papers, and postings that caught my attention this week: Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions...

A roundup of CFPs, articles, papers, and postings that caught my attention this week: Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions...

This article examining the material culture of abandoned psychiatric institutions: ‘Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane...

This article examining the material culture of abandoned psychiatric institutions: ‘Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane...