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Antiquers and Collectors Take Note!
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum To Hold
Biennial Tags & Treasures Sale March 26, 27 and 28

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (February 9, 2010) - Antique aficionados and bargain hunters will find collectibles and historic estate items during the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum’s Tags & Treasures Sale March 26-28 in Old Wethersfield.
 
Organized by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA), the biennial sale will feature hundreds of household items, including antique and vintage pieces, from some of Connecticut’s oldest families.
 
The event begins with a festive wine and hors d’oeuvres preview party Friday March 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the museum’s Webb Barn.  Tickets are $25 with an opportunity to buy!
 
The sale opens to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday for a $4 admission charge.  A bag sale will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, when shoppers may fill a shopping bag provided by the museum with sale items for only $3 per bag.
 
Among the treasures to be found at the sale are antique comb-back and sack-back chairs, an oak Chippendale-style chest, glass, silver, china, linens and books – all donated by the Colonial Dames, who maintain the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum.
 
The Connecticut Chapter will use the money raised from this event, the museum’s largest fundraiser, to support the operations and educational programs of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum.
 
WHAT: The Connecticut Chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America’s biennial Tags & Treasures Sale, featuring hundreds of household items, including antique and vintage goods such as silver, china and linens – donated by some of Connecticut’s oldest families
 
WHERE: Webb Barn at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, 211 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109
 
WHEN:             
Wine and hors d’oeuvres preview party Friday, March 26, 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 27 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Sunday, March 28 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., bag sale: 2 to 3 p.m.
 
COST:        
$25 per person for Friday night’s wine and cheese preview party
$4 per person for Saturday and Sunday; $3 for museum members, Greater Hartford Arts Council Let’s Go Members and those who bring in a copy of the sale’s print advertisement
$3 per bag for Sunday’s 2 to 3 p.m. bag sale

For more information, please contact Charles Lyle at (860) 529-0612

About the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum

Located in the heart of Connecticut’s largest historic district, the museum, which consists of three authentically restored 18th-century homes, brings Wethersfield’s rich history to life, from the American Revolution to the early 20th century. The museum includes the 1752 Joseph Webb House, which served as George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters in May 1781, when he met with French General le conte de Rochambeau; the 1766 Silas Deane House, built for America’s first diplomat to France; and the 1788 Isaac Stevens House, which depicts life in the 18th and 19th centuries through original family objects and includes a new children’s museum.
 
The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, located at 211 Main St., Wethersfield, is open daily - with the exception of Tuesday - from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May through October, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 1 through April 30. Three-house tours cost $8 for adults and $4 for students and children ages 5 to 18. For information about current exhibits, upcoming events or Museum School classes, call (860) 529-0612 or visit www.webb-deane-stevens.org.

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