Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
Category: Travel
I'm on study leave researching the history of travel preparations and the material culture of travel. I explore travel hygiene products history and the history of toiletries for travel, tracing 18th and 19th century travel goods from travelling cases and Mechi’s dressing cases to Atkinson’s Almond Soap, Lamplough’s salts and Rowlands’ Kalydor
Rolly's Take
For the curious soul who finds beauty in the detritus of history, this blog invites you to wander through the intimate artifacts of travel. It whispers of an era when the simple act of packing was entwined with identity and purpose, unveiling a tapestry of personal care and cultural evolution. Here, the past unfolds not as a relic, but as a conversation with the present, igniting your imagination about what it truly means to journey through time and place.