From Useful to Beautiful: A Decorative Arts Tour of MVHM&G

A guided look at 1820s New York through the furnishings and imported goods of a historic day hotel.

  • Sep 4 · 12:00 – 13:30 EDT
  • Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
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Description

Step into the Mount Vernon Hotel, which operated here from 1826 to 1833, and see how middle-class New Yorkers escaped their modest downtown homes for a day in a more refined setting. The tour focuses on furnishings and decorative arts that tell the story of 1820s New York, including Erie Canal goods and Chinese imports that graced the hotel.