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Last Updated: May 9, 2008 - 4:08:48 PM |
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The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum is hosting an exhibit from Claymaker Workshops, Millmont. Owner, Sonya Anderson, is a seamstress, author and mother – and has put together a new spring line of fashions from 1500 to 1919 for visitors to enjoy. The exhibit, entitled, Fashion Through the Ages will open on April 17 and be available until May 18. The exhibit is on display in the Degenstein Gallery of the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum Visitor Center, 598 Green St., Mifflinburg. The Museum is open Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. There is an admission charge.
Sonya Anderson was raised in New Jersey; where she began in sew in high school. Her family moved to central Pennsylvania in 2004. The following year, she began to sell custom made clothing and costumes. All outfits that are made begin with Mrs. Anderson drafting a pattern for the clothing and then the garment is made. Careful research is done on the styles and fabrics, yet, many of the pieces are very wearable. “I make reproductions that look good today” says Mrs. Anderson about some of her pieces, “I enjoy the modesty that is found in the vintage designs.” In addition to her clothing business, Mrs. Anderson is also the author of eleven inspirational and encouraging books, the most recent being “Pride of Life.” Mrs. Anderson will be at the Mifflinburg Buggy Days Festival in June as both a crafter and as a guest at the authors’ tent.
Fashion Through the Ages includes a 1500 surcoat in a royal purple satin. A surcoat was originally a man’s item, worn over chain mail to protect it from the sun. The surcoat would be decorated with coats of arms or other symbols. Over the years, women borrowed the clothing item for themselves. Surcoats could be very basic and simple or very ornate. Also included in the exhibit is a 1901 reception gown or hostess gown. The elegant burgundy satin with lace trim features a handkerchief hemline which made its debut in the early 20th century. A petticoat or underskirt of a contrasting color could be worn underneath. This same style could also be made in a more “serviceable” fabric for use as a daydress.
The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum is a private, non-profit museum that preserves the Heiss Coach Works, the only intact 19th century carriage factory open to the public in the United States. The Museum complex also includes the Heiss family home, carriage showroom, a reproduction carriage house and the Visitor Center. The Buggy Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008 with a series of programs celebrating transportation in conjunction with La Vieille Maison des Livres, the Millersburg Ferry, the White Deer Train Station and the Milton Model Train Museum. For a full schedule of events, log onto www.buggymuseum.org or call the Buggy Museum at 966-1355.
© Copyright 2008 by Mifflinburg Telegraph Weekly Newspaper
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