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    Exhibition: A Taste of History

    Exhibition: A Taste of History

    Presented by Rosenbach Museum and Library at Rosenbach Museum and Library

    November 10, 2010-January 2, 2011


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    Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Rosenbach serves up a tasty treat from its collections. Find out how Robinson Crusoe, Oliver Twist, and Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy of Little Women answered the age-old question: What’s for dinner? From Fish Balls to Calf’s Head, en Tortue all the way to Pigeon Transmogrified, a wide array of historic food oddities are highlighted in the Rosenbach's exhibition, A Taste of History. Even if you’re not a foodie, early reports on the eatable wild life of the New World are as fascinating as the food itself. Come find out what animal John Smith struggled to describe to his English readers in Generalle Historie of Virginia: “…hath a head like a Swine, and a taile like Rat, and is of the bignesse of a Cat. Under her belly she hath a bagge, wherein she lodgeth, carrieth, and suckleth her young.” The exhibition also offers a veritable (if only visual!) cornucopia for foodies from a sumptuous array of glassware, porcelain and flatware, to a dinner invitation from George Washington.


    • At-a-
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      • Venue Info

        Rosenbach Museum and Library

        2008 Delancey Place
        Philadelphia, PA 19103

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $10
        Seniors (ages 65 & older): $8
        Students & Children: $5
        Children under 5: Free
        Rosenbach, AAM & ICOM Members: Free

        Info Phone: 215-732-1600

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        November 10, 2010-January 2, 2011

        Times:

        Tuesday, Noon-5 pm
        Wednesday, Noon-8 pm
        Thursday, Noon-8 pm
        Friday, Noon-5 pm
        Saturday, Noon-6 pm
        Sunday, Noon-6 pm
        Closed Mondays and National Holidays

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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