Spending this afternoon at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, NY. Home of the ‘Schuyler Sisters’, venue of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler’s wedding, and hang out of Ben Franklin and George Washington #history #eighteenthcentury

It won’t last much longer. #georgianireland #architecture #eighteenthcentury

#MaskInspiration #eighteenthcentury #silk - A masked version of Jean-Étienne Liotard's 'La Liseuse', 1746, pastel on parchment.

Reviewing material on colonial taverns of Essex County, New Jersey this evening. #eighteenthcentury

The absolute delight of Chinese painted silks! #chineseexportart #eighteenthcentury

Mourning swords from the excellent Style & Society at Queens Gallery. A mix of full and half mourning small swords and scabbards. Including a blue glass decorated half-mourning sword by Jeffries, 1792. #eighteenthcentury #DressingTheGeorgians

The work done… so far.

#History #EighteenthCentury #India

Whilst preparing for a future event, we found the most charming wax seal with two birds on, from a letter dated 1794. (NRO, BOL 2/69/5) #waxseal #eighteenthcentury #letterwriting

My favourite sight - eighteenth century shoes in their beautiful new carry trays, barcoded and ready to move!

#museumstorage #vandamuseum
#myvanda
#shoes #historicdress #eighteenthcentury fashion #eighteenthcentury #fashionhistory #collectionscare

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Among the delight #timepieces we have on exhibition here Museum of Timekeeping are these examples from Anne Kirk, a Nottingham-based horologist working during the #eighteenthcentury .

Museum open every Friday 11 am- 3 pm.

#horology #horologicalcollection #horolohicalmuseum

Pretty in pink 💕 💌 🐷 In 18th-century France, pink was associated with power and status. It was a symbol of wealth and opulence, often used in painting to assert royal power.

#TheWallaceCollection #EighteenthCentury

Between 1746 & 1752, Edward Synge, Bishop of Elphin, wrote 221 letters to his adolescent daughter, Alicia. 🧵
#Roscommon #Elphin #Heritage #IrishHeritage #History #IrishHistory #EighteenthCentury #Upstairsdownstairs #Ireland #letters

Composer, keyboardist, and singer Maria Theresia von Paradis's (1759–1824) setting of Gottfried August Bürger's 'Lenore'. The #poem was published in 1774 and her ballade, for voice and keyboard, appeared in print in 1790. #eighteenthcentury #music

Ventured into the textile store this morning and caught this lovely lady in her underwear. She’s been trying on the clothes over the weekend. Cheeky scamp. #mannequin #textilecollection #mischief #nightinthemuseum #eighteenthcentury #pannier #corset #stays

It seems to me, the only way a woman of the C18th could gain her independence was to find a man willing to marry her. And then kill him. #artmeme #regency #eighteenthcentury #CrimeFiction

'How and Why to Do Things with Eighteenth-Century Manuscripts', the latest title in our Eighteenth-Century Connections Elements series, is now available and fully ✨Open Access✨download or read online now: doi.org/10.1017/978110…

My book is now available online Cambridge University Press (print publication in August)! Read if you're interested in #eighteenthcentury society, culture, religion, or if you want to know why 15yr old Abigail couldn't just go dancing with her mates #twitterstorians cambridge.org/core/books/fri…

Join us at our next #MuseumLate !

📆 Thursday 1 December
🕔 5-8pm

Librarian, Martin Cherry will explore one of freemasonry’s best-known images and visitor favourite 👉 museumfreemasonry.org.uk/whats-on

#FreeMuseumLondon #MuseumFreemasonry #ThingsToDoLondon #EighteenthCentury