The Museum Fall Benefit
Saturday, November 1st
4 to 5 pm.
This is a Virtual Event
Oct 20 2025 - Oct 20 2025
November 1, 2025 – MVHM&G Fall Benefit
To Benefit the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
November 1, 2025 - MVHM&G Fall Benefit
We hope you will join us for an unforgettable afternoon featuring renowned jewelry expert Adam Patrick of A La Vieille Russie, a New York City-based antique showroom specializing in jeweled works of art, notably the work of goldsmith and jeweler Carl Fabergé. Adam, known for his expertise on Antiques Roadshow, will share insights into European and American antique jewelry. It promises to be a fascinating journey into history through the lens of fine jewelry.
Adam Patrick
Adam Patrick launched his career in the world of antique jewelry at age 17, beginning in the heart of London’s historic trade. In 1997, he brought his expertise to the United States, joining the prestigious gallery A La Vieille Russie—an internationally acclaimed destination for antique jewelry, Fabergé and Russian works of art—where he serves as both manager and buyer. Since 2000, Adam has also captivated a national audience as an expert appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, sharing his deep knowledge and passion for rare and storied objects with millions of viewers.
Proceeds fund the initiatives of the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum (built in 1799), which is wholly owned and operated by The Colonial Dames of America.
The Colonial Dames of America
2025 MVHM&G Fall Benefit
An hour with jewelry expert Adam Patrick (A La Vieille Russie), exploring European and American antique jewelry—supporting the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.
Get TicketsBENEFIT CHAIRMAN:
Jeanette Keatts
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, November 1, 2025
4 -5 pm Eastern
LOCATION:
Video Conference via Zoom (link sent to registrants)
Additional Giving Opportunities
Individuals and Chapters can become a Museum Underwriter by making a $250 minimum donation toward any of four specific museum projects. (Program ticket not included, but Underwriter gifts will be recognized in the event program if received before October 29, 2025, and on the CDA website.)
- Ladies’ Parlor South: Repairing the window blinds—these enhance the historical aspects of the room, while also providing the necessary control of natural light, which protects our objects: $1,600
- Collections/Curatorial Workspace: New air conditioner—so that the collections objects in storage are kept at a consistent temperature to help preserve them: $1,550
- Collections Management Software: The annual subscription fee for our collections management database. This system, PastPerfect, is web-based and maintains all historical and material data about every object in the Museum’s collection and allows us to follow best practices for collections management: $745
- New Humidity/Temperature Trackers: Provide important, updated equipment for the historical rooms and collections storage room to monitor the temperature and humidity to ensure proper conditions for our objects: $1,000 FULLY FUNDED!
- Garden Bench: A new teak bench to replace one that deteriorated beyond repair: $1,068.98. FULLY FUNDED!
Museum Underwriter gifts may be made until November 8, 2025, and will be recognized on the CDA website. Once the project is fully funded, the giving link will be deactivated.
Thank you for your contribution and support of the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden.
