The Colonial Dames of America

06/24/2026

On Tuesday, June 16th, CDA hosted the All-American Garden Party, celebrating America's 250th Anniversary. Members and guests gathered to enjoy the warm summer weather in the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum garden.

Attendees sipped specialty cocktails, enjoyed live music, and toured the historic site to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of our nation. Thank you to the generous Underwriters who made this event possible and especially CDA 1st Vice President Anna Rich for so splendidly organizing this wonderful celebration!

Photos by Andreas Hofweber. Additional photos available on the event page here: https://cda1890.org/fat-event/all-american-garden-party/?sd=1781632800&ed=1781640000

06/22/2026

SIGH
~~~Not Colonial, but imagine a 1950’s dame….

This felt hat encrusted with beaded flowers would sparkle nicely in Ascot's sunlight. Irene of New York, 1954
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/159171

06/22/2026

OUR FAVE LONDON HOTEL~~~Dame Angela Masand and husband have enjoyed the best hotel ever!!!!

06/21/2026

This very rare late 17th-century court cupboard, 53" x 49½" x 20¼", is pictured in Wallace Nutting’s 1921 book, "Furniture of the Pilgrim Century 1620-1720," and Patricia E. Kane’s 1973 book, "Furniture of the New Haven Colony: The Seventeenth-Century Style." There is one door in the upper trapezoidal cabinet and two doors in the lower section. The cupboard, possibly Guilford, Connecticut, with carved oak and applied possibly exotic hardwoods, sold to a phone bidder for $118,750 (est. $60,000/90,000) at Brunk Auctions

https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/only-known-surviving-american-example-brings-400000/10564

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06/21/2026

SHOE CANDY 🍬

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

A DAME & HER GENTLEMAN AT ASCOT
~~~Angela Masand and her husband spend two days of fun at Royal Ascot. Living the life!!

06/18/2026

1747 SILK WEAVING DESIGN

Work of talented designer
Anna Maria Garthwaite to close out the day. Summery design for silk weaving, August 1747. Watercolor on paper with handwritten notations. Did you know that over 1,000 watercolors are attributed to Garthwaite? From the Victoria and Albert Museum

06/18/2026

“LET THEM EAT CAKE” 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸