Upcoming Exhibition:
Fran, Have You Supplied the Table?
Foods, Service & Etiquette in the Federal Era
September 18, 2009-June 12, 2010

An exhibition presenting the upper middle-class perspective on dining in the context of preparation, presentation, and manners as discovered through a unique collection of silver, porcelain, serving wares, and letters.

Detail of Joseph Nourse's waistcoat

Last Exhibition Concluded July 4th:
Preparing for the Ball:
Costume of the Early Nation
January 9-July 4, 2009

The exhibition featured objects from the collections of Dumbarton House, The Wyck Foundation, A National Historic Landmark House & Garden in Philadelphia, and the private collection of exhibition co-curator, Mary D. Doering. The exhibition was co-curated by Mary D. Doering, Collector/Independent Scholar, and Scott Scholz, Museum Curator at Dumbarton House.

Check out FOX-5 TV at Dumbarton House, January 8, 2009