2013 MESDA Furniture Seminar

FREDDY ROMAN

Well-known member
2013 MESDA Furniture Seminar
March 8 - 9, 2013
The Sumptuous, Serviceable Sideboard: Evolution in Design, Regional Style, and Construction
Since 1993, the MESDA Furniture Seminar has gained a reputation for providing a forum at which the collector, curator, woodworker, and conservator come together to explore the subject of antique furniture through a variety of topics.  This year join Steve Latta, Dale Couch, Jeff Evans, and others, for this two day exploration of the Southern sideboard.

Speakers

Workshop Demonstration: Ornamentation and Construction Techniques: A Virginia Sideboard and Beyond
Stephen Latta, Professor, Cabinet and Wood Technology, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, PA

The Frank L. Horton Lecture: Hospitality in Wood: Sideboards and Servers in the Lower Southern Piedmont
Dale L. Couch, Frank L. Horton Lecturer, Curator of Decorative Arts, The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia

The Sumptuous, Serviceable, Southern Sideboard: An Introduction to Evolution in Design and Construction
Robert A. Leath, Chief Curator, Vice President for Collections and Research, Old Salem Museums & Gardens

Discovery and Rediscovery: Considering the Kentucky Sideboard
Scott Erbes, Curator of Decorative Art and Design, The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
Marianne Ramsey, ASID, Professor Emeritus of Interior Design, Eastern Kentucky University; Clifton Anderson Art & Antiques, Lexington, Kentucky

Into the Dining Room: The Evolution of the Safe in the Valley of Virginia
Jeffrey S. Evans, President, Principal Auctioneer and Specialist, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia

Seminar Reception and Dinner
Join the speakers and fellow seminar attendees for dinner, conversation and comraderie hosted by Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales, Ltd. of Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Cost
Seminar: $295 for non-members, $245 for Friends of MESDA or Members of Old Salem (Includes all sessions, admissions, seminar materials, and lunch Saturday afternoon)

Registration
Space is limited.  Call 336-721-7360 or email [email protected] to reserve your space.
 
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