Mount Clare Museum

The 1760s home of Charles Carroll, Barrister, Mount Clare Museum House is the oldest house in #Baltimore and holds a collection of meticulously curated objects.

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This Saturday at 1 pm is our 18th Century Tea Rituals event! How did colonial Americans drink tea, and how did an uncommon beverage from the Far East become wildly popular in virtually… https://t.co/TbpsPAbPly

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Too cloudy and damp to play outside? Our 19th Century Freedom Tea for Kids is today from 1 pm to 3 pm. Learn about slavery and the transition for enslaved to free. Make a rag doll, tour… https://t.co/IqETKap8Ty

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Happy Father's Day! Come for a tour and stay… https://t.co/f4sUVctKBz

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One of our docents, Caleb, talks about a unique family book in our collection #books #library #handwriting

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One of the Barrister's books is "Miller's Gardening Dictionary," possibly used when planning the gardens at Mount Clare. Inside the book are two bookmarks: one that came from a letter and one marking a passage on laying out "pleasure gardens." #books #gardening #library

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One of our docents, Ashley, talks about a personal message in a Carroll family book, part 2. #books #library

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One of our docents, Ashley, talks about a personal message in a Carroll family book, part 1. #books #library

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Inside the Carrolls' Gardening dictionary, we found a fly flattened between the pages. Could it be from the 18th century? #books #insect #library #garden

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We found that these five tomes belonged to the Barrister. Could they be some of the books in the Barrister's portrait? #books #library #dictionary #portrait

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How do we know which books belonged to the Barrister? Each of his books contain a bookplate with his name and coat of arms. #books #ownership #library #bookplate #nametag

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We have a series of posts coming documenting our explorations in the Mount Clare Library. Stayed tuned to learn more! #library #books

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One of our volunteers, Caleb, is studying volume 2 of A History of England published in 1832. We are exploring our antique books as we search for the books that belonged to the Barrister.

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One of our frequent visitor, Alicia, visited Dorothy Blake Carroll's grave. Dorothy was the Barrister's mother and a distant relative of Alicia's. Alicia was kind enough to share images of Dorothy's tomb. Thank you for sharing, Alicia! #cemetery #ancestry

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Baltimore's first snow of the season makes for a beautiful day at Mount Clare! #snowy #baltimore #winter #housemuseum

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Join Baltimore Heritage for a tour of Mount Clare! Registration is required. https://t.co/Wh3HpR0d2w

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Continuing with our fiber identification, we move onto Margaret's 1770s gown. What is it made… https://t.co/iMBShefMAD

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A pair of earrings from collection. We confirmed it is hair. The first #microscope image is a… https://t.co/ukQgwDTwpM

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Today we are doing fiber identification. Visit the museum and watch us on social media to… https://t.co/IDcZwlh40M

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We had a festive time at Mount Clare listening to the Dan Meyer's Choir perform at Mount Clare… https://t.co/opkG1SGk8K

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Our director visited stentonmuseum today! Stenton is another @colonialdames historic site.… https://t.co/8g6h6OJ22P