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Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 Noon |
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Admission:
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$10
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 September: Media |
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September 5 Thursday, September 7 |
On the Wall:
Wallcoverings at Bayou Bend Hand-painted, gold-leaf canvas, murals of exotic lands, and 18th-century wood paneling are some of the wall coverings featured on this tour. |
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| Tuesday,
September 12 Thursday, September 14 |
Painting
in Colonial America Portraits by major colonial artists bring the past to life in this tour. |
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| Tuesday,
September 19 Thursday, September 21 |
Women's
Work: Textiles and Needlework In the 18th century, textiles were often the most expensive items a family owned. Learn why this was so and more about the needlework and upholstery favored by Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries. |
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| Tuesday,
September 26 Thursday, September 28 |
"Images
for the People": Prints on Paper The discovery of mechanical ways to make multiple copies of images--or prints on paper--opened up a new world to people by exposing them to all types of new information. Bayou Bend's collection illustrates the variety of prints available in the 18th and 19th centuries. |
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October: Social Life |
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October 3 Thursday, October 5 |
Sippin'
Tea--The Tea Ceremony in American Life See how the ritual of drinking tea changed American life. |
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October 10 Thursday, October 12 |
Yesterday's
Parenting Through portraits and objects, learn how surprisingly different childhood was for our ancestors. |
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| Tuesday,
October 17 Thursday, October 19 |
A Leisurely
Life Early Americans enjoyed their leisure time by sewing, reading, gaming, playing music, and drinking--anything from tea to alcohol. This tour focuses on the fabulous objects made for leisure time. |
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October 24 Thursday, October 26 |
"Remember
the Ladies": Women and the American Home The changing role of women's education, work, and influence is explored through the objects used by women across the centuries. |
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Bed: The Bedchamber in Early America In the 18th century, the bedroom had many functions that the modern bedroom does not. This important room, which contained the household's most expensive furnishings, is explored in this tour. |
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November: Influences |
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| Thursday, November 2 | And So to
Bed: The Bedchamber in Early America (See Tuesday, October 31, above.) |
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| Tuesday,
November 7 Thursday, November 9 |
The Model
of the Mother Country: English Influences on American Furniture Colonial Americans emulated the English so closely in the 18th century that Londoners commented that colonial American cities were almost like home. Find out how and why this was so on this fascinating tour of English influence. |
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| Tuesday,
November 14 Thursday, November 16 |
The Lure
of the East: Asian Influences on the Decorative Arts In ceramics, textiles, and furniture, from the 17th to the 19th centuries, the arts of Asia had a tremendous influence on the decorative arts made in America. Learn both the obvious and the subtle ways in which this occurred. |
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November 21 Thursday, November 23 |
No Best of Bayou Bend Tours | |
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| Tuesday,
November 28 Thursday, November 30 |
The French
Connection: French Influence on American Furniture Wherever they acquired their knowledge of French style, American craftsmen have found the allure fascinating. This tour will uncover some of the unexpected ways in which French style found its way to America. |
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December |
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December 5 Thursday, December 7 |
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| Tuesday,
December 12 Thursday, December 14 |
Yuletide
Entertaining This tour provides an in-depth look at the ways Americans in the past celebrated--or did not celebrate--the holiday season. Each room of Bayou Bend's first floor features appropriate seasonal decorations. |
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This website was a created as a class project by students at the University of Houston College of Education. It is not the approved website for the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens or the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Refer to the MFAH website for information about Bayou Bend at: http://www.mfah.org.
