RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

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Oscar Wilde invitation (MS.2012.3)

Newport Historical Society

82 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-846-0813
Fax: 401-846-1853
email: info@newporthistorical.org

Scope & content

This is collection consists of only one item, an invitation to a lecture given by Oscar Wilde on "The Decorative Arts" at the Casino on July 15, 1882. Wilde spoke about "The practical application of the principles of the aesthetic theory to exterior and interior house decoration, with observations upon dress and personal ornaments."