Colonial Williamsburg’s 76th Annual Antiques Forum: Domestic Affairs

From London to Nova Scotia, New England to Virginia and the Carolinas, the Mid Atlantic to the Gulf South: all make an appearance at Colonial Williamsburg’s 76th Annual Antiques Forum: Domestic Affairs. Join us as we explore fashions, furnishings, and the familial while traveling through time and space and delving into houses and histories. We will journey through public and private collections, revealing new research, revitalized spaces, and the fascinating stories that are told by objects, architecture, and interiors. In-person and virtual registration available.

Pictured Top Left: Detailed shot of a three-piece Court Suit, Warsaw, Poland, 1787-1795, Silk, linen, wool, iron, silver, gold, garnets, wood, paper, Transfer from The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 2023-21,1-3. Bottom Left: Portrait of Helen M. Eddy, Joseph Whiting Stock, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1845, Oil on canvas, Bequest of Abby M. O’Neill, 2018.100.3. Top Middle: Three-piece Court Suit, Warsaw, Poland, 1787-1795, Silk, linen, wool, iron, silver, gold, garnets, wood, paper, Transfer from The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 2023-21,1-3. Bottom Middle: Hong Bowl, Jingdezhen, China, ca. 1787-1788, Hard-paste porcelain, Museum Purchase, The Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund, 2023-4. Top Right: Portrait of Major General Alexander Finley Whitaker possibly by John Bradley, New York, ca. 1835, Oil on mattress ticking, Museum Purchase, Hank and Dixie Wolf in honor of Margaret Beck Pritchard and Laura Pass Barry, 2023.100.1. Bottom Right: Armchair, London, England, 1763-1767, Mahogany, Museum Purchase, 1959-351,3.