Egg Tempera

Egg Tempera

A friend and I found this cake stand like serving plate called a sovelfat at a second hand shop. It very much resembles period ones found at auction houses or in museum collections. Sovel is the relatively luxurious proteins served to complement the more basic 

Lavender Pomatum

Lavender Pomatum

Inspired by a post from Two Nerdy History Girls on big 18th century hair  and the book 18th Century Hair & Wig Styling by Kendra Van Cleave I decided to make my own pomatum and fashion a period hairstyle for an event.   The recipe