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Parlor Passementerie on Display Under the Staircase

 Visitors to the Mansion are now enjoying an exhibit recently installed by Curator Arlene Palmer Schwind in a new lighted case under the stairs in the back of the stair hall.  It features the dazzling silk passementerie (trimmings) that originally embellished the window hangings in the Parlor.  Believed…

New Air Handling System Uses Old Duct-work

This spring, Victoria Mansion is taking a great step forward in improving the care of our collections and the comfort of our visitors. Contractors are now hard at work in the basement putting the finishing touches on an air handling system. This system is at once state-of-the-art and…