Every wonder what it felt like to wear a bustle? Find out at Fashions of Their Times: 1805-1925, an interactive fashion program at the Nickels- Sortwell House on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Join Wiscasset Site Manager and historic costume collector Peggy Konitzky for an informative look at fashion from the early 19th century to the 1920s. Get an up-close look at the types of clothes the women of Castle Tucker and the Nickels-Sortwell House would have worn, from wealthy women like Tempe Lee and Jane Nickels in 1807 to young mother Mollie Tucker lived in the 1860s and privileged women like Gertrude and Frances Sortwell in the early 20th century.
The program includes an illustrated slide show and examples of the kind of clothes the women wore in each decade of this period from Peggy’s personal collection as well as the collection of local antique dealer Faye Snyder of Parade Antiques.
Admission is $15 Historic New England members, $25 non-members. Advance purchase is required. Space is limited. Call 207-882-7169 to purchase admission or buy online at shop.historicnewengland.org.
The Nickels-Sortwell House is located at 121 Main St., Wiscasset. For more information on this and other Historic New England house museums and programs, visit historicnewengland.org.
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