I am hoping someone on this list can point me in a good
direction. We have had a gentleman offer a costume to the museum which
does not fall under our collecting policy, but I would like to direct him to a
more appropriate museum before I turn him down. It is a lovely, velvet, Victorian
rendition of a Revolutionary War era men’s costume, probably made for the
centennial in 1876. It is quite fancy with a lot of lace and metallic
embroidery, and French in flavor. It has been in his
Many thanks for suggestions of an appropriate repository.
Ellen Dyer, Curator/Education Director
The
phone: (207) 354-0180
fax: (207)354-3501
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