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Future Exhibits
at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
"A True North Britain": The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820
This ground-breaking traveling exhibition organized by the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum in Washington, DC., examines the furniture of John Shearer, a joiner who worked in the backcountry of Virginia and Maryland from ca. 1790-1820. Through the use of inlay and inscriptions, Shearer's furniture demonstrated his loyalty to Great Britain. Shearer's continued allegiance to Great Britain and her Royal Navy after the American Revolution underscored the evolving political landscape of the new United States. April 2,2011 through March 2012.
Opens Saturday, April 2, 2011
Building Charlton's Coffeehouse
Colonial Williamsburg’s recent reconstruction of Charlton’s Coffeehouse is the first ground-up reconstruction along Duke of Gloucester Street in several decades. It involved the work of every department and trade in the Foundation. The exhibition explores how such a building could be so accurately constructed and furnished when seemingly very little was left of the original structure. It will use archaeological, architectural, archival, decorative arts and trades components to show visitors the process of rebuilding the history, structure, and interiors of the coffeehouse. Through video, graphics, original objects, and touchable reproductions, visitors will learn firsthand what it took to bring the project to completion.
Opens Saturday, September 25, 2010
Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe
This exhibition features costume accessories from the late seventeenth through the early nineteenth century. Women and men enhanced their appearance with the addition of hats, purses, jewelry, shoes, and more. These objects kept pace with change in fashion and present a visually rich overview of the period. The exhibition is made possible by Mary and Clinton Gilliland of Menlo Park, California, and the Turner-Gilliland Family Fund of the Sillicon Valley Community Foundation. January 29, 2011 through December 31, 2012.
Opens Saturday, January 29, 2011
Style, Function, and Price: Buying Furniture in the 18th Century
Featuring furniture from the permanent collection, this exhibition looks at the variety of elements that went into making furniture selections in the period. An eighteenth-century consumer considered wood choices, complexity of design, details of construction, and type of finish when choosing furniture for their home. This exhibition is supported in part by and award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Opening September 3, 2011.
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