The American Style Gallery in the Morristown National Historical Park Museum
After American independence, there came a new government and a uniquely American form of gentility. Whereas British aristocracy was an inherited right, gentility in the newly established republic of the United States could be acquired by virtually anyone.
Many of the objects displayed in The American Style Gallery at Morristown National Historical Park are material expressions of the genteel values that informed American culture in the periods before and after the American Revolution.
The American Style Gallery in the Morristown National Historical Park Museum
After American independence, there came a new government and a uniquely American form of gentility. Whereas British aristocracy was an inherited right, gentility in the newly established republic of the United States could be acquired by virtually anyone.
Many of the objects displayed in The American Style Gallery at Morristown National Historical Park are material expressions of the genteel values that informed American culture in the periods before and after the American Revolution.