Museums Decorated for the Holidays  

November 25, 2009

Wednesday 11:30am - 4:00pm

Detail:

Available for viewing as part of our normal public tours

See information on special candlelight tours December 12 and 13, below

See the Glessner and Clarke houses decked out in appropriate 19th century holiday decor. 

Decorations in the Clarke house reflect the nascent holiday customs of the mid-1800s, including a small tabletop evergreen tree decorated with cranberries, clove-studded oranges and gold-painted walnuts.  The house will be set to receive New Year's Day callers, as that holiday was more popular in the mid-1800s for visiting friends and family. 

The Glessner house will be decorated in the grand Victorian style of a well-to-do family of the 1880s.  Decorations include a large tree hung with vintage glass and paper ornaments, stairways draped in pine garland, and the dining room table elegantly set for the Christmas feast.