Tag: gilded age
Inside One of the Gilded Age’s Grandest Mansions
Architectural Digest explores The Elms, a spectacular 60,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
Inside the Lavish Homes of America’s Gilded Age
Step inside America's most breathtaking estates, from architectural masterpieces and luxurious grand resorts to homes inspired by some of the nation's greatest artists. See it all in this two-hour marathon.
A Brief History of Tootsie Rolls: America’s First Wrapped Candy
Discover the delicious legacy of Tootsie Rolls, the first individually wrapped penny candy that became a wartime staple and a nostalgic treat for generations.
Gilded Predator: A Digital Reconstruction
See a virtual reconstruction of this remarkable Moche shield. The intricate details of the shield convey movement, and reveal the skills of Moche metalsmiths in the first millennium CE, centuries before the rise of the Incas.
Inside a $49,500,000 NYC Gilded-Age Manhattan Mansion
Built in 1896 for James J. Goodwin, the cousin and business partner of JP Morgan, the magnificent 24,000 sq ft mansion at 9 West 54th Street, located just off prized 5th Avenue, sits on a generous 100.42' lot and boasts a 50'-wide footprint.
National Museum of American Illustration
Welcome to the National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), where artworks from the 'Golden Age' of illustration are presented in the Gilded Age architectural frame of Vernon Court. Visitors can appreciate our American Imagist Collection as a medley o...
Top 10 Historical Figures Who Inspired The Gilded Age
American "Downton Abbey"? Yes please! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Historical Figures Who Inspired “The Gilded Age.” Who’s your favorite character in “The Gilded Age?” Our countdown includes Arabella Huntington...
The Gilded Age
THE GILDED AGE presents a compelling and complex story of one of the most convulsive and transformative eras in American history. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, the U.S. population doubled in the span of a single generation, national we...
9 Most LUXURIOUS SHOPS of the GILDED AGE
There once was a time when nations experienced unprecedented prosperity and gave rise to a new era of disposable income.
Fashion Historian Fact Checks HBO's The Gilded Age
Fashion historian Raissa Bretaña fact checks the historical accuracy of the costumes from HBO's The Gilded Age. Watch as Raissa breaks down every facet of Bertha Russell and Agnes van Rhijn's wardrobes including afternoon wear, undergarments, ballgowns an...
Doris Duke: The Billionaire Heiress Who Got Away With Murder
Despite her wealth Doris’s personal life was very controversial and one episode in particular would characterize her legacy.
The Gilded Age Explained in 12 Minutes
The American story started hundreds of years ago when it was a lowly European colony, far from the grandeur and magnificence the world associates with it today. Generations worked hard to gradually transform the humble, dependent colonies into bustling in...