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James Cogar, CW curator, 1948 "Strict adherence to the principles of authenticity…Every public, private, or shop interior, as far as is humanly possible, should be the counterpart of a similar room with which eighteenth century people would have been familiar

Happy Valentines Day 1808 Jouy, France Cylinder printed on cotton

Pretty mid 18th century round gown purchased by Mary Doering in honor of her Mother from Cora Ginsburg in 1978. Gown was said to have been worn in a wedding in the West of England. This will be going on view in July here at Colonial Williamsburg

Stunning 1720s waistcoat from the collection of Mary D. Doering going on view at Colonial Williamsburg later this summer

What a textile and costume power group.....1985 in the newly opened DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum at Colonial Williamsburg From left to right: Cora Ginsburg, Mildred Lanier, Florence Montgomery, Betty Ring, and Linda Baumgarten.

Edith brought home her daily reading book entitled “About then and now.”

1730s Bodice removed from a gown when remaking in the 1760s. Whoever had the thought to keep it and the gown together for the next 200 years….

Court suit of Lewis Littlepage. Born in Virginia, but served the court of Poland from 1785-1795

Call for papers! Colonial Williamsburg's Symposium on Historical Dress! November 14-16, 2024

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

Call for Papers! Colonial Williamsburg's Symposium on Historical Dress "Collections, Collectors, and Collaborations" November 14-16, 2024

Would love to collaborate with some Polish Colleagues on an exhibit on Lewis Littlepage at the court of King Stanislas from 1785-1795 Embassy of Poland U.S. Poland.pl Polish Museum Kosciuszko Foundation

We are less then 30 days till the abstract deadline! Call for Papers! Colonial Williamsburg's Symposium on Historical Dress "Collections, Collectors, and Collaborations" November 14-16, 2024

Just a reminder that our call for juried papers is due on October 15th! We are excited to have John Styles as one of our keynotes!

A wonderful gift to the Colonial Williamsburg collection! whro.org/news/42539-col…

Colonial Williamsburg clothing collection offers glimpse of long-ago fashion — and one man who embodied it trib.al/vLtOW1Z

We are hiring! Colonial Williamsburg is looking for an assistant curator of textiles and historic dress. If you are interested in a fast pace and research driven position this maybe for you. recruiting.ultipro.com/COL1030CWF/Job…

Elegance, Taste, and Style: The Mary D. Doering Fashion Collection is now on view at Colonial Williamsburg dailypress.com/2024/02/03/ele…

I will be giving a lecture for the opening of the new exhibition: Elegance, Taste, and Style: The Mary D. Doering Fashion Collection on Thursday April 11, 2024 at 530pm at the Hennage Auditorium at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. colonialwilliamsburg.org/events/special…

Trying to find an image I spotted on Twitter days after January 6th of a M1117 Security Vehical parked outside of the National Archives....anyone remember seeing it? Trying to find it for a project.