A lover of history, clothing and textiles since childhood, Kimberly Costa has been offering programs through her company, Pudding Lane, in 18th century Living History for over fifteen years. Her interactive, educational and fun programs allow the public to not only see, but to experience what daily life was like in the not so distant past. A Lady at Her Instrument. Kimberly Costa sits down to playsome 18th century tunes during a visit to Colonial Williamsburg.

Kimberly Costa offers quality 18th Century Colonial America interactive programming for the most distinguished audiences. A lover of history, foodways, clothing and textiles since childhood, Ms. Costa brings her audience with her into past, allowing them see and experience what daily life was like during our Colonial and Young Republic periods.

Oh, hello there! Thursday, August 4, 2011. Are a leather 18th century shoe. Based on museum examples from the 1760s through 1780s. Thursday, June 30, 2011. I made this muff a few months ago and just never took pictures of it.

Searching 820,543 peer-reviewed digital objects from 21 federated sites. Are available for full-text searching here. A window that allows using TaPOR tools to analyze these texts.

Thursday, September 29, 2011. An ebay listing, I know many 18th century staymakers also make corsets from other time periods. Thursday, September 29, 2011. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. On ebay, this very interesting upper body garment brings lots of questions, no answers. No sure date, no provenance, if I were to guess I would say c1790-1800. that is a guess only. This little inserted gusset is also a typical fitting solution for the 18th century. Back view with split tabs.