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CATEGORIES: SPECIAL OCCASION;TRAVEL;APPOINTMENT
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SUMMARY:Gilded Age Glamour: A Visit to the Dressmaker
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: Gilded Age Glamour: A Visit to the Dressmaker=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/440798357=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2010-06-11=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2010-10-24=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Wenham Museum's summer featured exhibit will showcase some of the Museums' most beautiful Gilded Age dresses dating from the 1860's to the 1890's. The gallery will have the look and feel of a high-end 19th century dressmaker's shop and display extravagant fashion creations from one of the most extravagant periods in fashion history. The exhibit will run from June 11th to October 24th. Visitors will see a wide array of fashion styles, everything from the bustle to the development of the dress sleeve. A woman of this time period would change her dresses throughout the day for different occasions; morning visits, afternoon strolls and evening dinners or other special events  The “Gilded Age” in America was the period between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the beginning of the 20th century. The term was coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Although the novel pokes fun at some of the excesses of wealth, it was that very same wealth that provided the opportunity for remarkable creativity in industry and art, including the art of fashion. The dresses featured progress throughout the decades and visitors will be able to see iconic 19th century fashion. The exhibit showcases over a dozen gowns including a copy of an 18th century dress made by a Boylston Street dressmaker and worn to a Fancy Dress Ball in 1896. The dress is made with silk taffeta and the effect of 18th century “panniers” is achieved with an ingenious system of tapes and buttons under the skirt. There is also a gown designed by Charles Frederick Worth, the father of haute couture. The silk damask is woven with a sunflower motif. For the younger woman, a pretty summer dress in an open-weave silk embellished with coordinating silk tassels, will be featured.=0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:Open Tuesday - Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM.  Closed Mondays, except Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents' Day. Closing at 1pm on New Year's Eve, Thanksgiving Eve, and Christmas Eve. Closed most major holidays including: New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Open Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, and Veterans' Day.
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