Kit Barton
@kmbarton.bsky.social
Craftsperson at large | They/Them
PhD Studentship in 'Gender and the Material Culture of Wills: England 1540-1790'
Ask me about early modern sailmakers
PhD Studentship in 'Gender and the Material Culture of Wills: England 1540-1790'
Ask me about early modern sailmakers
You'll have to excuse my absence I've been roving around, gadding about, meandering, ambling, bunking off, and generally poking things with sticks.
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
You'll have to excuse my absence I've been roving around, gadding about, meandering, ambling, bunking off, and generally poking things with sticks.
FOUND HIM. Mr George Henshaw, consul of Genoa. Alongside his body (embalmed and in an iron coffin) he leaves his brother a ring set with sapphire which belonged to their uncle and "all my firearms muskets harquebusses accoutrements & furniture for fowling and hunting"
September 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
FOUND HIM. Mr George Henshaw, consul of Genoa. Alongside his body (embalmed and in an iron coffin) he leaves his brother a ring set with sapphire which belonged to their uncle and "all my firearms muskets harquebusses accoutrements & furniture for fowling and hunting"
A triumphant* return to the archives!
(*did not miss my stupidly early train to London, did not get lost on the tube, all my requested documents were available!)
(*did not miss my stupidly early train to London, did not get lost on the tube, all my requested documents were available!)
August 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A triumphant* return to the archives!
(*did not miss my stupidly early train to London, did not get lost on the tube, all my requested documents were available!)
(*did not miss my stupidly early train to London, did not get lost on the tube, all my requested documents were available!)
Quick pitstop at the ever-lovely Corfe Castle on the way home from Dorset to Devon, and a (surprise!) trip on a beautiful 1930s train - the first park and ride I've ever come across serviced by a historic railway.
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Quick pitstop at the ever-lovely Corfe Castle on the way home from Dorset to Devon, and a (surprise!) trip on a beautiful 1930s train - the first park and ride I've ever come across serviced by a historic railway.
Excus eme do you mind if I put my head right here. yeah right here on your research notes. do you mind if I just rub my face all over your documents realquick. thank you
July 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Excus eme do you mind if I put my head right here. yeah right here on your research notes. do you mind if I just rub my face all over your documents realquick. thank you
Really didn't take many photos at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social #shsconf2025 because I was too busy having a delightful time! Thanks to the organisers, to new friends, to all the presenters, and everyone who listened to my talk. A wonderful welcoming event (plus, some new reading to take home)
July 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Really didn't take many photos at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social #shsconf2025 because I was too busy having a delightful time! Thanks to the organisers, to new friends, to all the presenters, and everyone who listened to my talk. A wonderful welcoming event (plus, some new reading to take home)
Final couple of touches to the ol' powerpoint slides for #shsconf2025 tomorrow. Come along to the Early Modern Networks: Work, Leisure, and Consumption strand to take a trip into the maritime with me, alongside print trade and fashion with @marloavidon.bsky.social and @joesaunders1.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Final couple of touches to the ol' powerpoint slides for #shsconf2025 tomorrow. Come along to the Early Modern Networks: Work, Leisure, and Consumption strand to take a trip into the maritime with me, alongside print trade and fashion with @marloavidon.bsky.social and @joesaunders1.bsky.social
Forbidden Territories is now open at The Box, Plymouth! I was so lucky to be involved in helping prep for this amazing exhibition, which takes you on a journey through 100 years of surrealism. If you're in the area I highly reccomend checking this beautiful exhibit out.
May 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Forbidden Territories is now open at The Box, Plymouth! I was so lucky to be involved in helping prep for this amazing exhibition, which takes you on a journey through 100 years of surrealism. If you're in the area I highly reccomend checking this beautiful exhibit out.
Safe to say my tables are not playing nice this afternoon
May 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Safe to say my tables are not playing nice this afternoon
Some recent scribblings from Rebecca's latest Imagined Discipline's Creative Club workshop - creating poetry from jumbled up research articles, a strange creative writing-come-collaging session! If you're in Exeter check out her site: sites.exeter.ac.uk/creativeclub/
April 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Some recent scribblings from Rebecca's latest Imagined Discipline's Creative Club workshop - creating poetry from jumbled up research articles, a strange creative writing-come-collaging session! If you're in Exeter check out her site: sites.exeter.ac.uk/creativeclub/
reviewing some images ahead of the BCMH conference in a few weeks and this one never fails to cause a little chuckle at the indignation of the :(
March 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
reviewing some images ahead of the BCMH conference in a few weeks and this one never fails to cause a little chuckle at the indignation of the :(
Had a great time today learning to play with some new toys at Soundart Radio with their media training for researchers workshop. Long live community arts radio!
March 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Had a great time today learning to play with some new toys at Soundart Radio with their media training for researchers workshop. Long live community arts radio!
Lets call this a purposeful imitation of early modern spelling and not the worst jumble my typing has made in a while
February 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Lets call this a purposeful imitation of early modern spelling and not the worst jumble my typing has made in a while
Intro? Why not. My name is Kit and I turn my jack-of-all-trades hand to fibre and textiles arts, printmaking, folk music and dance. The rest of the time I'm working on my PhD on the construction of gender in early modern wills, with a focus on how material objects enable the performance of gender.
February 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Intro? Why not. My name is Kit and I turn my jack-of-all-trades hand to fibre and textiles arts, printmaking, folk music and dance. The rest of the time I'm working on my PhD on the construction of gender in early modern wills, with a focus on how material objects enable the performance of gender.