6310
Georgetown Pike •
McLean,
VA 22101 • 703-442-7557
A visit to the Claude Moore
Colonial Farm is a visit to another world ...the world
of an 18th Century family living on a small,
low-income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War.
Proprietors
of Fine Wares,
Goods, Provisions
and Merchandises
of all Sorts
Mistress
Barrow's Dry Goods...where
can be found china, pottery, textiles, wooden ware, brass, glass,
and all sorts of sundries for the fashionable home
Mrs. Rogers and Daughter Stillatory...featuring
some of the finest soaps, scents and powders from around the
colonies, France and other provinces of Europe
Mr. John's Men's Goods...providing
the well heeled man with sundry accouterment to favor his esteem,
including boxes, horns, hats, and devices to ensure proper grooming
Mistress Harris's Millinery...wherein
can be found jewelry, personal accouterment for the Lady, mirrors,
bottles, and ribbon, decorations, and other necessary means
for making a fashionable hat, which may, at the Ladies pleasure,
be made at the Fair with the help of Mistress Harris or her
assistants
Mrs. McDonald, Seamstress...an
artisan of habiliment for the Men and Ladies alike, offering
clothing of her own making as well as that of other sources,
including stockings, shifts, shirts, gowns, short gowns, petticoats,
and the like
Mr. Harris Andrews, Stationer...a
Gentleman of fine character willing to teach your children water
colour, penmanship, and art while you view some of his special
offerings in books
The Blacksmith...displaying
for sale items of wrought and cast iron, copper and other metals
crafted to pleasing shapes and practical utility
The
Apprentice's Potpourri...where young ladies assist
you in combining natural dried herbs and spices into bags and
assortments of fragrant piquant
The Chandler...who will help
you to make your own candle to light your way
Mistress
Barrow's Dry Goods...
