Elements of the American Wedding 1860-1920

The Gibson House Museumis a private, nonprofit house museum in Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood. The home served as residence to three generations of Gibson family members and their household staff between 1859 and 1954. The Museum’s four floors of period rooms, including the original kitchen, are a time capsule of domestic life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Visitors experience the house through guided tours that interpret class and culture through the stories and objects of the people who lived and worked here.Visit our website to learn more!

The Gibson House Museum

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Join Etiquetteer, Robert B. Dimmick, on an exploration of wedding customs in the United States from the Civil War to Prohibition. Aside from familiar customs like the white wedding dress tossing the bouquet, Etiquetteer will look at fads like the floral bell, how wedding breakfasts were conducted, and the home wedding. Two of the most celebrated weddings of this period include President Cleveland’s White House wedding to Frances Folsom and Consuelo Vanderbilt’s wedding in New York to the Duke of Marlborough. Etiquetteer will also share the stories of Gibson family weddings, especially those of his sisters Mary Ethel (in Nahant) and Rosamond — held in the Music Room of the Gibson House six months after the death of her father. Reception with light refreshments begins at 4:30 p.m.; talk begins at 5:00 p.m.Space is limited!

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Elements of the American Wedding 1860-1920

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