Drink in Early Maryland exhibit

Cheers! The Culture of Drink in Early Maryland

Baltimore's Homewood Museum is having an exibition until November 28. "Presenting over 50 objects drawn from local private and public collections and the museum’s own holdings, this special exhibition explores the visual and material culture of wine, spirits, beer, and “cyder” in early Maryland’s finest homes, with an emphasis on Baltimore and Homewood’s Carroll family. Superb examples of wine bottles, decanters, coasters, glassware, corkscrews, bottle tickets, sideboards, cellarettes, wine coolers, and other related equipage, all created between 1790 and 1840, illustrate the vast array of specialized and elegant tools used to heighten the delight of imbibing. Complemented by vignettes staged in the dining room and parlor, Cheers! offers a glimpse into the opulent drinking culture of early 19th-century Maryland’s elite, from procurement and storage to presentation and consumption."

In conjunction, there will be three Friday evening tastings of Madeira (Se 24), Wine (Oct 1) and Historic Home Brews- hard apple and pear ciders, fruit wines, and craft beer (Oct 11). For more information: Museum webpage