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The Association's Bi-Centennial Exhibit Opens July 15 at Fair Street THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE loan exhibit on Nantucket since 1935 will open on July 15, 1976, at the Fair Street Rooms. Mrs. Harding U. Greene, of'Sconset and Nantucket, is the Chairman of a Committee which has worked diligently over a period of several months to collect and display this unusual collection of furniture, portraits, china, and other heirlooms, the majority of which has never been exhibited before and has been loaned by families both on and off the Island. The Association is indebted to Mrs. Greene for her painstaking work of research and to her committee members for their individual con tributions. Dedicated as it is to "18th Century Nantucket" it will provide both Nantucketers and visitors with an opportunity to examine closely a unique and carefully selected variety of heirlooms, all of which have a Nantucket connection in one way or another. Of significance will be the publication of a catalogue, containing a description of the articles displayed as well as photographs of many outstanding pieces. This publication will no doubt become a collector's item in the years ahead, as was the case soon after the 1935 Loan Exhibition Catalogue was issued by a committee headed by Mrs. Isabelle Tuttle. This exhibit of over forty years ago, was held in the Main Street mansion built by Charles G. Coffin a century before. All those who enjoy and appreciate the opportunity to view and study the priceless heirlooms of the Revolutionary War period will find that this exhibit is truly a reflection of 18th Century life, and the Association is proud to have it serve as its contribution to the celebration of the Nation's two hundredth birthday.
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