Saturday, January 9th 2:00 – 4:30 pm Jefferson Market Library, Third Floor 425 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10011 Join the New York Nineteenth Century Society Parlor Crafts Circle for a workshop about making soft slippers, a popular … Continue reading
Saturday, November 14, 2:00 p.m. Jefferson Market Library, Third Floor 425 Avenue of the Americas Around the world in… 72 days? The New York 19th Century Society invites you to join our exploration of a global race that captivated the … Continue reading
Come and join the New York 19th Century Society’s Parlorcraft Circle as we explore Spencerian script and other antique styles of handwriting! Practice your elegant cursive over tea and conversation! 1 2 3 ► Most of us learned the Palmer … Continue reading
Racing Around the World with Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland Saturday, November 14 2:00 p.m. Jefferson Market Library 425 Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10011 Around the world in… 72 days? The New York 19th Century Society invites you to … Continue reading
Dark Victoriana: 19th Century Occult Sunday, October 25 4:00 p.m. The Museum of Interesting Things 177 Prince Street New York, NY 10012 Seances, vampires, ghost stories, faeires, mesmerism, secret societies, spirit photography… the Victorians lived in a magical world of … Continue reading
Join the New York 19th Century Society for an afternoon of sailing, knot-tying, historic drinking establishments, and maritime adventures! We will meet at Pier 16 in the South Street Seaport at 12:45 p.m. At 1:00 p.m. we sail aboard the … Continue reading
In August 2015, tatted lace was the topic of our Parlorcraft Circle. Tatting was a popular early-19th-century technique for handcrafting lace from a series of knots and loops, using shuttles, a crochet hook, or a large needle. Lace is formed … Continue reading
1 2 3 ► From mysterious origins to current practice, our speaker Dr. Mark Kotlko-Rivera will discussed the origins and activities of the ancient order of Freemasons, commonly know as the Masons. The event was held on August 23 at The Lofts at Prince … Continue reading
In July 2015 we presented our smoking cap edition of the Parlorcraft Circle. Beautifully embellished smoking caps, jackets, and slippers were popular lounge wear for fashionable Victorian gentlemen of the mid-nineteenth century. They replaced the looser banyan dressing gowns and … Continue reading
