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ZOOM LECTURE: THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK AT THE PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION 1876
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center,
105 Seminary Street,
Pennsburg, PA 18073
Date: 5/19/24 Time: 2-3pm WEBSITE: https://www.schwenkfelder.org/program-schedule-registration EMAIL: alyssa@schwenkfelder.com CONTACT: 215-679-3103
The United States' first official world fair, staged in Philadelphia in 1876, was designed to showcase America's industrial and cultural progress in the 100 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The exposition played host to over 30,000 exhibitors, representing 37 nations from across four continents. The New York Tribune described the display of British furniture and decorative arts in the Main Exhibition Building as 'the most striking collections of the fair'. Of particular note was the Royal School of Needlework's stand, a 'magnificent tent' constructed of purple velvet hangings and ornamented inside and out with wall hangings, portières and window curtains together with embroidered chairs, screens, cabinets, cushions, and other soft furnishings, designed by such eminent British artists as William Morris, Walter Crane and George Frederick Bodley, among others. The RSN stand received a Certificate of Award, and in the opinion of the American designer Candace Wheeler, 'sowed the seed' for the development of art embroidery in the United States. Lynn Hulse will explore some of the work exhibited by the School at Philadelphia and its impact on the development of artistic needlework for the home on both sides of the Atlantic.
