Costuming The Crown
Winterthur Visit & The Crown Tour
Royal Oak invites you to Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library to celebrate British furniture, textiles and fashion! We will start our morning with Joshua W. Lane, Curator of Furniture in the exhibit celebrating Thomas Chippendale’s 300th birthday and the influence of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director. Then Brock Jobe, Professor Emeritus of American Decorative Arts, will join us as we examine furniture in the period rooms.
After a delicious lunch, we will have the chance to explore the Museum and Garden and the amazing shops. The afternoon will include a private look at British textiles with Linda Eaton, Director of Collections and Senior Curator of Textiles.
We will end our afternoon with a guided tour of the newly-opened exhibition Costuming THE CROWN—From the dazzling gold of Queen Elizabeth I’s coronation robe to the sophistication of Princess Margaret’s wedding dress, the show features 40 iconic costumes from the Emmy® award-winning Netflix series. We will discover how costumes re-create history, and play a major role in the character development of the fictional portrayal of the British royal family that is sweeping the globe!
Photos Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Jim Schneck
