Throughout time, clothing has revealed a great deal about who we are. In the early 1800s, clothing in Chester County represented individual identity, personal choice, and place within the community. People here had access to global trends through Philadelphia and other regional ports. They accepted or rejected fashion styles based on what they could afford, their personal preferences and, in some cases, what they believed. This talk illustrates examples from the notable CCHC clothing collection of exceptional high fashion and rare extant everyday adaptations worn in Chester County throughout the century.
About the Speaker: Ellen Endslow is the Director of Collections/Curator at Chester County History Center. She is primarily responsible for the care of the museum collection and making it accessible to the public through exhibitions, programs, group tours, student visits and by answering research inquiries. The 2013 Profiles exhibit is the basis for this program. Heather Hansen, former Collections Manager in the museum, was the co-curator and coordinated the installation team.
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Presentation is via Zoom, and will be recorded and available for 7 days for all registered participants. We will email out a Zoom link the day of the presentation, and email a link to the recording within 48 hours. Note: the Zoom link emailed out the day of the presentation only takes you to the live presentation; the link emailed out the day after will contain the recorded version.
Generously sponsored by the Haverford Trust Company.
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