New Canaan Historical Society's 'A Winter's Tale' Exhibition
New Canaan Historical Society's "A Winter's Tale" exhibition, through March 2016.
L-R: Figure 1—Rare scotch plaid women's wool cap; hands form clasp at neck (early 20th Century); black taffeta bodice with lace (1885); black taffeta skirt with medium train (1900-1905); black straw turban with black ostrich feathers (1909), black leather lace-up boots (1912); Figure 2—Walking suit of dark brown velvet; tan faux vest; heavily trimmed with silk braid; embroidery on vest (1906); Rust colored straw hat; wide silk ribbon trim (1903). Credit: Michael Dinan
Scroll through the gallery above to view a portion of the costumes and items on display now at the New Canaan Historical Society for the nonprofit organization’s recently launched “A Winter’s Tale” exhibition.
Featuring illustrations as well as mannequins dressed in ca. 1900s costume, the exhibition is designed to tell a story of people enjoying a winter wonderland through different parts of New Canaan through the early part of the 20th Century.
The Historical Society typically puts on a new exhibition for the holiday season and two per year in its Costume Museum, upstairs at the Town House (13 Oenoke Ridge Road, just at the crest of the hill by God’s Acre).
Janet Lindstrom, the Historical Society’s executive director, said “A Winter’s Tale” will run through March.
“I think everybody is really interested in the history of New Canaan and all of our exhibits are related to that,” she said. “We have drawings on the walls, we have costume that was worn by people in New Canaan. If you’re interested in what it was like in New Canaan at a certain period of time, you can always come and see our exhibits.”
The Historical Society asks for a $5 suggested donation for visitors to its Costume Museum in order to help with the organization’s exhibitions.