Historic Christ Church Museum 2016 Saturday Lecture Series
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Historic Christ Church Museum 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, Virginia 22576
“From a London Merchant to a Virginian Chest of Drawers – Clothing from the Working Hands of the Milliner and Mantua-maker”
Janea Whitacre, Mistress of the Millinery and Mantua-making Trades at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, delves into the world of 18th-century women who imported fashionable goods and made ornaments and accessories. Whitacre’s presentation examines these tradeswomen, their customers and the fashions they created.
Saturday, January 23 at 2:00 p.m.
Bayne Center - Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems
$10.00 per person. Tickets at the door