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Mottos, Messages and Gem Lore in Victorian Jewelry

Dave Wrenn, Neighbor

Join Historic New England's Associate Curator Laura Johnson at Lippitt House for an illustrated lecture on how nineteenth-century men and women used the meanings of gemstones and the language of flowers to convey messages, both hidden and overt. Victorian jewelry from Providence's Reliable Gold will be on view before and after the lecture.  Light refreshments after lecture.

Admission: $10 per person, $5 Preserve Rhode Island or Historic New England members 

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Advance registration required. Call 617-994-5959. Tickets available online at www.historicnewengland.org 

Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum is located at 199 Hope Street, Providence.

Photograph courtesy of Historic New England

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