The Fashions of John and Abigail Adams

Nationally renowned textile expert Lynne Bassett will present “Federalist Fathers and Republican Mothers: The Fashions of John and Abigail Adams” at the New Haven Museum on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 2 p.m. and be preceded by a reception at 1:30 p.m. Register here. The NH250 event is free with regular museum admission.

Keeping things lively with the former first couple’s letters, and garments, portraits, fashion plates, and satirical cartoons from the period, Bassett will demonstrate how both early and contemporary Americans have expressed their national and personal character through their clothing choices.