2012 MESDA Textile Seminar Brochure

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mesda Textile Seminar "This work of mine will a long time last"

needlework and textiles of the shenandoah valley March 14–17, 2012 !@#$$$$##@$$#####@@@)


top row: Quilt Detail: Northern Shenandoah Valley, c. 1855. Collection of Beverley A. & Jeffrey S. Evans Quilt with crewelwork embroidery: Rachel Mackey (1768-1841), New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1787. Rocky Hill Collection; Photo: Courtesy of Winterthur Museum. bottom row: Pidgeon Family Quilt, detail: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Collection. Photo courtesy of Barbara Tricarico. Sampler. Sarah Ann Gibbons, 1834, Harrisonburg, VA: Collection of Anna Marie Witmer. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates.


!@#$$$$##@$$#####@@@) For the first time, MESDA’s biennial Textile Seminar goes “On the Road” in 2o12, bringing this event to the colorful and culturally rich Valley of Virginia. Speakers will discuss the decorative arts, material culture, and textile heritage of the Shenandoah Valley.

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Wednesday, March 14 Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

5:00 opening session: pennsylvanian prologue

“A Great Mixt Multitude�: The Germanic and British Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Lisa Minardi, Assistant Curator of Furniture for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Furniture Project, Winterthur Museum, Library & Gardens

6:00 opening reception

Thursday, March 15 Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

9:00 welcome and introductions 9:15 the material culture of the shenandoah valley Jeffrey S. Evans, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

break 10:45 quaker quilts of the shenandoah valley: selected stories Mary Holton Robare, Independent Researcher, Writer and Lecturer

12:00 lunch 1:00 a virginia sampler collection Kathleen Staples, Independent Scholar, Greenville, SC Anna Maria Witmer, Collector, Charlottesville, VA

a virginia quilt collection

Beverley A. Evans, Director of Operations, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

2:30 break

Travel to Harrisonburg on your own.

3:00 exhibition and quilt turning:

The Virginia Quilt Museum, 301 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg

evening on your own


Friday, March 16 Winchester, Virginia

9:00 departure by motor coach from courtyard marriott 10:00 quilt turning & collection study Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

textile collection study

Collection of David and Jenny Powers, Cherry Row Farm

12:00 lunch

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

1:30 quilt turning & collection study Museum of the Shenandoah Valley textile collection study:

Collection of David and Jenny Powers, Cherry Row Farm

4:00 departure from winchester 5:00 collection study and buffet supper Collection of Beverley and Jeffrey S. Evans The Sites House, Broadway, Virginia

Saturday, March 17

Travel on your own. Maps and directions will be provided. Shuttle transportation available if needed.

9:30 quilt turning

Rockingham Historical Society, 382 High Street, Dayton, VA

11:00 collection study

Fort Harrison, 335 Main Street, Dayton, VA

lunch on your own and departure


2o12 mesda Textile Seminar

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Registration Information

registration fees: seminar registration:

$350.00 / $300.00 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem, includes all sessions, evening reception, buffet supper, two lunches, admissions, study trip transportation and object studies. Registration is limited. Registration deadline: March 7, 2012 For registration and information: 336-721-7360 / mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org

the museum of early southern decorative arts 924 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina / www.mesda.org A divison of Old Salem Museums & Gardens

cancellation policy

MESDA 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 prior to the event.

seminar location

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates 2177 Green Valley Lane Mt. Crawford, Virginia

seminar hotel

Courtyard Marriott - Harrisonburg,Virginia 1890 Evelyn Byrd Avenue Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 432-3031

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2o12 MESDA Textile Seminar Registration name(s) as preferred for name tag address city/state/zip telephone

cell phone

email Please indicate any dietary requirements

Registration fees

textile seminar (March 14-17, 2012)

total

Number of registrants _____ $350: General Registration _____ $300: Friend of MESDA or Old Salem

total enclosed: check enclosed (payable to mesda) charge my

visa

mastercard

Account number

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Cardholder Name Signature Please complete and return to: MESDA Seminar Registration, 924 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-721-7360 / fax: 336-721-7367 / mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org

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mesda 924 south main street winston-salem, nc 271o1 336-721-736o


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