Join us for this Free bi-monthly Collections presentation!

Bring your bag lunch, and munch while learning some fascinating facts about items in the Dumbarton House Collection, or related to the house's history.

Presented by local scholars and historians.

NEXT:  Wednesday, June 13, 12:30pm

Whitney Robertson, Museum Collections Manager at The Society of the Cincinnati/Anderson House, will discuss a pair of early-19^th-century nubuck gloves said to have been worn by fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, at his 1817 inauguration. Rare and well-preserved examples of high-quality men’s accessories from the Federal period (1790s-1830s), these gloves offer a glimpse into the attire of an important American statesman on a snowy winter’s day in the nation’s young capital.

Held in the museum's Belle Vue Room.

30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q & A, as your time allows.

Reservations are not required -- but we'll be sure to have a seat for you if we know to expect you!

Parking is free but limited (behind the garden at 27th and Q Streets NW).

Following, we encourage you to visit the museum (open Tue-Sun, 11am-3pm);

admission $5; children, youth, and students-with-ID are free.