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Hands-on Colonial Craftsmanship Comes Alive in the Hudson Valley

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Hands-on Colonial Craftsmanship Comes Alive in the Hudson Valley
Period clothing, from gentlemen’s finery to practical peasant wear. Channaly Philipp/The Epoch Times
Lorraine Ferrier
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NEW YORK—Craftsmanship and time were intricately interwoven in the 1750s, a time of reliance on the land and its provisions.
An hour out of New York City, the train whisks you to the village of Sleepy Hollow, home of Philipsburg Manor, the colonial estate of Anglo-Dutch merchants.
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.