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Judy Anderson, author of Glorious Splendor: The 18th Century Wallpapers in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion in Marblehead, Massachusetts, discusses the magnificent and virtually unique original hand-painted English wallpapers that embellished the opulent interiors of the 1766-68 Jeremiah Lee Mansion, one of the largest and finest Georgian homes of its generation.  Also included in Anderson's talk will be a discussion of an array of colorful block-printed wallpapers, apparently once in the house, that reveal the range of color and pattern that could have been found in a mid-18th-century home.

The murals are the only English scenic wallpapers from before the American Revolution to survive in their original location, and one of only two suites of such papers in the world known to date.  The other surviving set is in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, from a high-style residence formerly situated above the Hudson River in Albany, NY.  A book signing will follow the program.

This program complements the exhibition House & Home, which will be open for viewing before the lecture.

$12 National Building Museum (NBM) and National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) Members; $12 Students; $20 Non-members. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Registration is for event planning purposes only and does not guarantee a seat. Online registration for Museum programs closes at midnight the day before the scheduled program.

The Museum's award-winning Shop and Firehook Café are open for one hour prior to the start of the program. Shop and Café hours are subject to change.