Curator Talk – The Mourning Embroidery of Elizabeth K. Bennett with Ned Lazaro
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, CT, USA
September 8, 2024 1:00-2:00 PM EST
Needlework was an important part of a young girl’s education in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America. Mourning embroideries often depicted figures overcome with sadness and weeping willow trees.
Ned Lazaro, associate curator of costume and textiles, discusses the ongoing significance of one outstanding example.
Meet in front of the Museum Shop.
Free with admission:
Adults $20 Seniors $15 Students $10 Members, Hartford Residents & Youth (age 17 & under) Free
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Image: Elizabeth K. Bennett embroidery
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