Rokeby Museum’s series of programs focusing on Quaker aesthetics and material culture continues Sunday, September 25, 3:00 pm with “Singularities of Dress: Quakers and their Clothing in the 19th Century”

For many of us, the word “Quaker” conjures up the man with the hat on the oatmeal box. Erin Eisenbarth will explore how Quakers really looked in the 19th century in her talk, “Singularities of Dress” at Rokeby Museum. Eisenbarth uses a significant collection of clothing worn by one Delaware Valley family as a case study. To what degree did their “plain” clothing separate Friends from their “worldly” neighbors? She adds a new dimension to the idea of the Quaker plain aesthetic.
Ms. Eisenbarth is a PhD student at the Bard Graduate Center in New York.
Admission to the program only is $2 – or free with Museum admission. Come early and see Quaker Made: Vermont Furniture, 1820-1835. The exhibit is only on view until October 30.
Rokeby Museum is open daily from 10 to 5. Admission — $10, adults; $9, seniors; $8 students; children younger than 5, free. Guided tours of the house are available Friday through Monday

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