Gilding so many objects obviously gave the great opulence but it is not gold. Gold. Is not pure as you look at the furnishings on the house, you see a lot of gilding. Gilding so many objects and architectural elements in your house gave you great opulence, but its not pure gold. It is on the surface. So, that sort of translates to the period where you have all this amazing wealth and power. But you dont have the european heritage behind it. So, these folks are creating an image of what they wished to be. We live in a democracy. You cannot be an aristocrat in america but you can live like one and live in a house that looks like you are one and dress like one. For balls and dinner parties and to ba person of leisure like someone from europe, from the aristocracy. The story of this house is a lot of that the gilded age story of people accumulating fabulous wealth and choosing to live, to model their lives on the people they are sort of fascinated by. Were at staatsburg state Historic Site
Gilding so many objects obviously gave the great opulence but it is not gold. Gold. Is not pure as you look at the furnishings on the house, you see a lot of gilding. Gilding so many objects and architectural elements in your house gave you great opulence, but its not pure gold. It is on the surface. So, that sort of translates to the period where you have all this amazing wealth and power. But you dont have the european heritage behind it. So, these folks are creating an image of what they wished to be. We live in a democracy. You cannot be an aristocrat in america but you can live like one and live in a house that looks like you are one and dress like one. For balls and dinner parties and to ba person of leisure like someone from europe, from the aristocracy. The story of this house is a lot of that the gilded age story of people accumulating fabulous wealth and choosing to live, to model their lives on the people they are sort of fascinated by. Were at staatsburg state Historic Site
Gilding so many objects obviously gave the great opulence but it is not gold. Gold. Is not pure as you look at the furnishings on the house, you see a lot of gilding. Gilding so many objects and architectural elements in your house gave you great opulence, but its not pure gold. It is on the surface. So, that sort of translates to the period where you have all this amazing wealth and power. But you dont have the european heritage behind it. So, these folks are creating an image of what they wished to be. We live in a democracy. You cannot be an aristocrat in america but you can live like one and live in a house that looks like you are one and dress like one. For balls and dinner parties and to ba person of leisure like someone from europe, from the aristocracy. The story of this house is a lot of that the gilded age story of people accumulating fabulous wealth and choosing to live, to model their lives on the people they are sort of fascinated by. Were at staatsburg state Historic Site
Ago at this check station, i could look all day and maybe find two or three ticks. Now, in the course of two hours, weve got probably 50 ticks off a deer. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, because its that that gives us water that gives us life. The land is here for everyone. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention. In the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public
Ago at this check station, i could look all day and maybe find two or three ticks. Now, in the course of two hours, weve got probably 50 ticks off a deer. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, because its that that gives us water that gives us life. The land is here for everyone. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention. In the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public