On June 28, 1900, Louise du Pont, who was born at Winterthur in 1876, married Bostonian Frank B. Crowninshield. The New York Times wedding announcement described the groom as well-known in New York and very popular and the bride as having made her 1898 debut at Sherry’s, a very swell New York restaurant on 44^th street.

After the church ceremony, the newlyweds took a horse-drawn carriage back to her childhood home. Louise’s parents hosted a large reception under on the lawn around the house.

On the day of her wedding, the weather was sunny and warm. Massive trees created a dappled shade for the guests. While their enormous trailing bouquets were still fresh, photographs were taken of the wedding party in their bridal attire. Frank wore a striped morning coat and Louise a trailing gown, lace veil and a triple pearl choker around her neck.  

The four bridesmaids, three of whom were Louise’s cousins and one a good friend, wore large Gibson-Girl-style hats trimmed with white feathers and wasp-waisted gowns with a ruffled hem. The corsetry on the bridal party, especially Louise, looks literally breath-taking!

Inside the house, the wedding presents were on display and included an antique marquetry desk from her younger brother Harry (fifty-one years later he would found the Winterthur Museum on the same site).

Crowninshield Wedding

Louise and Frank surrounded by the bridesmaids left to right: Amy du Pont, Elaine du Pont Irving, Bertha Benkard and Pauline Robinson. An unexpected guest was the little terrier, owned by Louise’s brother Harry.

This Sunday, Winterthur’s 1927 Rolls-Royce will be on display at the Hagley Car Show from 10a-4p. It will be exciting to show off the Empress’ new black leather trunk, recently fabricated to historical specs. Look for us among the 500+ antique autos on display! http://www.hagley.org/event-car-show.html

This weekend the Winterthur Farmstand will open with seven new vendors! Stop by on Saturdays throughout the summer to select from vegetables grown at Winterthur and produce and other items from local farms.

Winterthur Farmstand
Saturdays, June 5–September 25
(or longer, depending on the weather)
9:00 am–1:00 pm
Route 52, just south of main entrance

Vendors will include:

• Buck Run Farm—free-range beef
• Big Sky Bread—a variety of fresh breads, granola, and cookies
• Papas Pastry Shop—homemade pastries, pre-prepared foods, gluten-free foods, and even vegan yummies
• Maiale—specialty homemade sausages
• Jubilee Hill Dahlias—huge, gorgeous, locally grown, cut dahlias
• Local farmer Andrew Cleaver—fresh strawberries, melons, cantaloupes, corn, and tomatoes
• The famous H. G. Haskell’s SIW Vegetables—every vegetable you can imagine plus jams, sauces, apple butters, and his famous corn and tomatoes
• Orange Cat Farm—lettuce, Asian pears, and local cheese
• And last but not least, Happy Cat Farm (farming right here at Winterthur)—more than 200 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and other veggies, all grown without pesticides

All the vendors will be with us throughout the summer. If you would like to receive e-mail updates about the Farmstand, please send us your e-mail address using the form below. We will let you know what will be for sale and will highlight any new offerings. Your e-mail address will be kept confidential.
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This Saturday, September 12, we are again offering members and staff the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Winterthur Farmstand will feature heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers (hot to mild) grown at Winterthur and corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions and peaches from neighboring Hill Girt Farm. The Farmstand will be open from 10 am to noon and will be located along Rte. 52, just south of our Entrance Gate at Gate 2. We will continue to offer vegetables at the Farmstand as the season develops.

This Saturday, September 5, we are again offering members and guests the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Farmstand will feature potatoes, greens, and heirloom tomatoes grown at Winterthur and corn and tomatoes grown at neighboring Hill Girt Farm. The Farmstand will be open from 10 am to noon and will be located along Route 52, just south of our Entrance Gate at Gate 2. We will continue to offer vegetables at the Farmstand as the season develops.

Quercus, our elf friend who helped create Enchanted Woods, has been busy at work preparing the new Upside-down Tree for the garden. In February, starting at the top of the tree, he removed the bark and the dead wood, notice the color differences.

By mid-March he had removed all the bark. This week Quercus has been chiseling a texture into the surface. See close-up photo. Glimmer, our magician fairy, is working on the design for the door that will go in the long cavity and the window that will be in the circular one.

Join us on June 20th for Enchanted Summer Day when the tree will be officially unveiled.