The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem Museums & Gardens will present its annual furniture seminar March 8‹. This year’s seminar is “The Sumptuous, Serviceable Sideboard: Evolution in Design, Regional Style and Construction.”
Since 1993, MESDA’s 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.
Presentations include:
*A workshop demonstration: “Ornamentation and Construction Techniques: A Virginia Sideboard and Beyond,” given by Stephen Latta, professor, cabinet and wood technology, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, Penn.
*The Frank L. Horton Lecture: “Hospitality in Wood: Sideboards and Servers in the Lower Southern Piedmont,” given by Dale L. Couch, the Frank L. Horton lecturer, curator of decorative arts, the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Ga.
*”The Sumptuous, Serviceable, Southern Sideboard: An Introduction to Evolution in Design and Construction,” given by Robert A. Leath, chief curator, vice president for collections and research, Old Salem Museums & Gardens.
*”Discovery and Rediscovery: Considering the Kentucky Sideboard,” given by Scott Erbes, curator of decorative art and design, The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Ky.; Marianne Ramsey, ASID, professor emeritus of interior design, Eastern Kentucky University and Clifton Anderson Art & Antiques, Lexington, Ky.
*”Into the Dining Room: The Evolution of the Safe in the Valley of Virginia,” given by Jeffrey S. Evans, president, principal auctioneer and specialist, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mount Crawford, Va.
A reception and dinner will be Friday night, hosted by Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales, Ltd of Hillsborough, N.C.
Registration costs are $295, and $245 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem, and includes all sessions and materials, Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and admission to Old Salem and MESDA. Registration is limited. MESDA is at 924 South Main Street. To register or for information, 336-721-7360 or email mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org .
