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JASNA-NY would like to share the following: Dining with Mr. Darcy: A Look at Georgian and Regency Food with Carl Raymond Tuesday July 21 6:00 PM  –  7:00 PM Join Royal Oak for a culinary romp though Georgian and Regency food history! The 18th century witnessed great changes in all forms of English social life: a burgeoning population, the growth of the middle class, the rise of industrialization and a rapid consumption of new luxury goods. This extravagance also reached kitchens and dining rooms. Middle-and-upper class Georgian tables groaned with succulent roasts, savory puddings, and luscious desserts. With a special focus on the writings of Jane Austen and food as presented in her novels, food historian, Carl Raymond will discuss what was and wasn’t served on Georgian tables and how it was cooked. He will explore new inventions in the kitchen and garden, and even what Jane and her family cooked and ate themselves. Most of all, this talk will consider what one might have encountered should one have had the coveted opportunity to share a meal with Mr. Darcy, himself. Carl Raymond Carl Raymond is a food historian, writer and museum educator. He has worked at the Merchant’s House Museum as well as King Manor Museum in education and programming. Carl trained at French Culinary Institute as well as the Institute for Culinary Education and holds a diploma in Culinary Arts. He has taught recreational cooking classes throughout New York City and has lectured on food history for the Merchant’s House Museum, the National Arts Club, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, St. George’s Society, Historic Royal Palaces and the English Speaking Union. He was a contributing writer on SAVORING GOTHAM: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City (Oxford University Press) and is at work on his own book, a culinary history of the Gilded Age. Online via Zoom Webinar $15 members $20 non-members Free to Heritage Circle members Register here: https://28484.blackbaudhosting.com/28484/Dining-with-Mr-Darcy-A-Look-at-Georgian-and-Regency-Food-with-Carl-Raymond

JASNA-NY would like to share the following: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s New British Galleries Tuesday, July 14th 2:00 p.m As part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recent 150 anniversary, the British Galleries were redesigned—featuring more than 10,000 square feet devoted to British decorative arts, design, and sculpture created between 1500-1900. The 10 galleries showcase 700 works of art including a conserved 17th-century staircase from Cassiobury House (a now lost manor house) that matches one at Sudbury, a National Trust property. Three magnificent English country house interiors from Kirtlington Park, Croome Court, and Lansdowne House have been transformed by painstaking restoration and new lighting and remain at the heart of the galleries. The visual exuberance of the 18th century is explored through 100 English teapots displayed in two 12-foot-tall semi-circular cases, as well as a huge “retail case” containing enameled candlesticks, silver toys, nécessaires, and gold boxes. The new gallery installation examines the intersection of British creativity and entrepreneurialism, and also illuminates the intense commercial drive that arose among British artists, manufacturers, and retailers over the course of 400 years. Dr. Wolf Burchard will talk about the new galleries illustrating the magnificent interiors and highlight some of the new acquisitions and treasures of British design and craftsmanship. Wolf Burchard Wolf Burchard, PhD is Associate Curator in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and lead curator of the museum’s new British Galleries. Previously, he was Curatorial Assistant at the Royal Collection and Furniture Research Curator at the National Trust, where his research was generously funded by the Royal Oak Foundation. He is a member of the Council and Editorial Panel of the Furniture History Society and sat on the executive committees of the Georgian Group and the Society for Court Studies as well on advisory boards at the chateau de Versailles, the Mobilier national in Paris and the German Embassy in London. Online via Zoom Webinar FREE for Royal Oak Members $15 non-members Register here: https://28484.blackbaudhosting.com/28484/The-Mets-New-British-Galleries