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Fashioning Eliza: Gown-Making in 1777 and 1787
In conjunction with our 2018-19 Hamilton Was Here exhibit, seamstress Samantha McCarty will use 18th-century techniques to create two historically accurate gowns as if they had been pulled right from Eliza Schuyler Hamilton’s closet.
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Fast Fashion: Top Four Accessory Trends of Fall 1787
We ask Amber Mendenhall Welch about her contribution to styling Eliza Hamilton within her larger historical costuming work and inspiration.
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Fashioning Eliza in 1787: A White Silk Dress for a Special Portrait
I, Eliza Hamilton author Susan Holloway Scott writes about the white silk dress Elizabeth Schuyley Hamilton wears in her famous 1787 portrait.
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A Winter's Ball Gown, 1777
We ask Fashioning Eliza seamstress Samantha McCarty what did Eliza Schuyler wear to a winter’s ball at age 20 before she met and later married Alexander Hamilton?
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Attending A Winter's Ball, 1777
Look back Winter Break 2018 when we welcomed seamstress Samantha McCarty to the Museum to work on recreating a gown like Elizabeth Schuyler would have worn in 1777.
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When Alexander Met Eliza... Or At Least Danced With Her
Author Susan Holloway Scott writes about the debut of seamstress Samantha McCarty's design for the “Fashioning Eliza 1777” gown at our January 2019 History After Hours.
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Fashion Forward or Backward? Eliza Hamilton Style Cast, 1777-1787
Compare the Fashioning Eliza Project design sketches with the final recreated gowns worn by Museum Educators in the #FashioningEliza Social Media Style Cast for the culmination of the project.
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After 1804: Dressed in Sorrow
Author Susan Holloway Scott writes about the gown Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton wore in an 1825 portrait she sat for years after Alexander Hamilton died.
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India and the American Revolution
Examine the role India played in the American Revolution, who India's major players were, and additional resources to continue learning more.
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Spain and the American Revolution
Examine the role Spain played in the American Revolution, who Spain's major players were, and additional resources to continue learning more.
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