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March 30–31, 2012

2o12mesdaFurniture Seminar

on thevanguard 6o years of

southern furnituresleuthing & beyond!

top row: Desk and bookcase: Norfolk, Virginia; photo courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,

Tall chest: Cecil County, Maryland, Winterthur Museum; photo courtesy of Winterthur Museum.

bottom row: Chest on frame: Attr. Jesse Needham, Randolph County, North Carolina,

Chest of drawers: Alamance County, North Carolina

Sixty years after the first landmark exhibition of southern furniture and fifteen years after the publication of

Colonial Williamsburg’s Southern Furniture, the 2o12 MESDA

Furniture Seminar will explore fresh insights, recent discoveries,

and expanded boundaries.

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top row: Desk and bookcase: Norfolk, Virginia; photo courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,

Tall chest: Cecil County, Maryland, Winterthur Museum; photo courtesy of Winterthur Museum.

bottom row: Chest on frame: Attr. Jesse Needham, Randolph County, North Carolina,

Chest of drawers: Alamance County, North Carolina

pre-seminar workshophistoric piedmont north carolina varnishesA practical workshop on recently-discovered 19th-century varnish treatments from the North Carolina Piedmont. Martin O’Brien, Cabinetmaker.Workshop Location – 237 South Broad Street, Winston-Salem, NC.Space is limited. Lunch is included for Workshop Participants.

furniture seminar welcome and introductions MESDA Auditorium

workshop demonstration: building forour spirited ancestors: constructing an18th-century chesapeake cellaretMack Headley, Master of the Anthony Hay Shop, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

seminar dinnerSalem Tavern

Southern Furniture at 15: the evolvingstate of knowledgeRonald L Hurst, Vice President, Collections, Conservation and Museums and Carlisle H. Humelsine Chief Curator, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

dessert and conversationHorton Center Rotunda

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Friday, March 3oSeminar packets will be available during the day.Both Old Salem and MESDA are open to seminar registrants.To reserve a tour of MESDA call 336-721-7360.

morning coffee

influence and innovation: southeastern pennsylvania furniture and some southern relatives Wendy A. Cooper, Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum

morning break

from millbach to mahantongo: fraktur and furniture of the pennsylvania germansLisa Minardi, Assistant Curator of Furniture, Southeastern Pennsylvania Furniture Project,Winterthur Museum

lunch

north carolina piedmont myths & realities

new discoveries in piedmont north carolina furnitureJune Lucas, Director of Research, Old Salem Museums & Gardens

unravelling the mystery of jesse needhamRobert A. Leath, Chief Curator, Old Salem Museums & Gardens

break

conservation report: recently discovered varnish treatments from the north carolina piedmontMartin O’Brien, Cabinetmaker, Winston-Salem, NC

open house: continued transformationsMESDA Collection. New lighting, dramatic paint colors of original period woodwork, and recent installations of Chesapeake, Lowcountry, and Backcountry furniture.

9:00

9:30

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Saturday, March 31

Registration Information

registration fees:historic varnish workshop registration:$125.00 (Fee subject to change)Workshop registration includes materials and lunch. Space is limited.

seminar registration: $295.00 or $245.00 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem.Seminar registration includes all sessions and materials, Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, and admission to Old Salem and MESDA.

cancellation policyMESDA reserves the right to cancel a program and should this occur a full refund will be made. Registrants who cancel at least two weeks prior to a program will receive a full refund minus a$25 handling fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations that occur less than one week priorto the event.

For information: 336-721-7360 / mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org

All sessions take place at MESDA, located in the Horton Museum Center, 924 S. Main Streetin Old Salem unless otherwise announced.

area accommodations in Winston-Salem within a few blocks of MESDA Brookstown Inn Augustus T. Zevely Inn 200 Brookstown Avenue 803 S. Main Street336-725-1120 / 800-845-4262 336-748-9299 / 800-928-9299 Hawthorne Inn Wingate Inn420 High Street 125 S. Main Street336-777-3000 / 800-972-3774 336-714-2800

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