From Regency to Romantic: The Essentials of 1820s Fashion

  • March 9, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Historic Rock Ford

    881 Rockford Road
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
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Description

Historic Rock Ford welcomes Margaret O'Neil as she presents "From Regency to Romantic: The Essentials of 1820s Fashion." The 1820s was a transformational time in the history of fashion. Caught between the Regency and Victorian periods, the decade reflects changes in textile technology and changing artistic aesthetics. This lecture will unravel the style of this exciting decade.

This lecture is part of our Lafayette Lecture Series and will be held in the Langmuir Education Room located on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn.

Margaret O'Neil is a textile conservator currently working in Philadelphia. She graduated from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2023 with a major in textiles and a minor in preventive conservation. She is interested in historical dress from the 17th through 20th centuries and shares her work on social media under the name Costume and Conservation. 

Your ticket is for the lecture only and does not include the Hand Mansion or Snyder Gallery. 

Date & Time

Sun, Mar 9, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Venue Details

Historic Rock Ford

881 Rockford Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 Historic Rock Ford
Rock Ford Foundation

Historic Rock Ford is comprised of the circa 1794 General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. Our historic site is situated on 33 acres of gardens, woods and grounds surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park located in the southeast corner of Lancaster City.  This remarkable estate offers visitors the opportunity to encounter the outstanding original late-Georgian style architecture of the Hand Mansion, to experience its rooms furnished in exquisite period style while, in the Snyder Gallery, to explore a nationally recognized collection of Lancaster County decorative arts dating from circa 1760 to 1820 including furniture, portraiture, long rifles, tall case clocks, silver, and much more. 


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