The Folger Institute, Washington DC
Elizabethan Households
An exhibition, 13-20 May 1995
The exhibition illustrates housing and household conditions in 16th- and
17th-century England, a 'revolution in architecture and living standards',
looking particuarly at: persons; spaces; possessions; and practices of the
private household. A fully illustrated catalogue is available from the museum
shop. Furthermore, a package of course materials is provided to every
participant in the academic conference _Material London, c.1600_.
Contact: Folger Institute, Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St.,
Washington, DC20003; (202) 544-4600, x349.
Dave Postles,
pot@le.ac.uk