Collections Conversation February 11, 2009

Collections Conversation at Dumbarton House, Wed., Feb. 11, 12:30-1pm. Brown bag briefing by Museum Curator, S. Scott Scholz , features a signature item from the current exhibition, Preparing for the Ball: Costume of the Early Nation -- the Joseph Nourse waistcoat, pictured left. As the first register of the U.S. Treasury and “ America ’s First Civil Servant,” Nourse was also the first resident of Dumbarton House, 1804-1813. Learn about the history of men’s fashion and status in Federal America. Free. More details at www.DumbartonHouse.org, info@DumbartonHouse.org or 202-337-2288 x230.

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