“The Emerson Wallpaper: From York to Mount Vernon” with Peggy Wishart and Richard Nylander
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How did an expensive French wallpaper come to adorn the walls of the parlor of the Emerson family home in York, Maine in 1795? And how did it survive 230 years to be reproduced and installed in the Washingtons’ bedchamber at Mount Vernon in 2025?
Hear the complete tale of family pride, historic preservation, scholarship, and inter-organizational collaboration as told by Old York’s Research Center Director, Peggy Wishart and Curator Emeritus of Historic New England, Richard Nylander.
Samples of the original wallpaper and the new reproduction wallpaper will be available to view after the slide presentation and lecture.
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Institution or Organization name - Old York Historical Society
