WINTERTHUR FURNITURE FORUM PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE

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OPTI ONA L TOU R S
TOUR PREFERENCES
Winterthur is pleased to offer 2014 Furniture Forum participants the option to register for
a number of exclusive tours on Wednesday, March 5, and Saturday, March 8. Please see
descriptions to the right and indicate your preferences in order below. Tours fill quickly.
We will do our best to accommodate your first choice on a first-registered, first-served
basis. Only conference attendees may participate in tours.
OPTIONAL PHILADELPHIA DAY TOURS
PHILADELPHIA DAY TOURS
Wednesday, March 5
Buses leave from the Winterthur Visitor Center parking lot at 8:30 am and return at 6:00 pm.
Due to the historic nature of these sites, accessibility is limited. Please call us to discuss any questions or
concerns related to accessibility. Please plan on arriving at least 10–15 minutes prior to departure time.
$100 additional fee.
WINTERTHUR TOURS
Saturday, March 8
9:00–10:30 am and 11:00 am–12:30 pm
Only registered conference attendees may participate in tours. Please plan on arriving in the Galleries
Reception Area at least 10–15 minutes prior to tour time. $75 per each tour, maximum of two.
Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 am–6:00 pm
Day Tour 3: Old City Walking Tour and Philadelphia Museum of Art
OPTIONAL WINTERTHUR TOUR PREFERENCES
Saturday, March 8, 9:00–10:30 am and 11:00 am–12:30 pm
Please fill in a tour option for each time period by order of preference.
Tour Session I, Saturday, March 8, 9:00–10:30 am
First Preference
8:30 am
9:30 am
Alternate 1
Alternate 2
Tour Session II, Saturday, March 8, 11:00 am–12:30 pm
11:30 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
First Preference
Alternate 1
Alternate 2
5:00 pm
Bus leaves Winterthur
Arrive at Stenton, 4601 N. 18th Street,
Philadelphia
Bus to PMA
Lunch, East Balcony
Self tour, American Galleries
PMA Presentation, van Pelt Auditorium
Researcher James Gergat will present
groundbreaking
research
on
Philadelphia’s complex network of
cabinetmakers, carvers, and patrons.
Conservator Bret Headley and Curator
Alexandra Kirtley will share their study
on the James Reynolds and Hercules
Courtenay frames for Charles Willson
Peale’s early 1770s Cadwalader family
paintings. Alexandra Kirtley will discuss
upholstery and upholsterers in late 18thand early 19th-century Philadelphia.
Each presentation will incorporate slides
and furniture from the Philadelphia
Museum collection.
Bus leaves for Winterthur
8:30 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
Day Tour 3: Old City Walking Tour and
Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA)
The heart of Philadelphia life remained anchored along
the Delaware River well into the 19th century. Domestic,
religious, and public spaces where many Philadelphia
craftspeople lived, worked, and showcased their
productions survive throughout the Old City district.
This walking tour will feature glimpses of important
historic interiors, furniture, and exterior architecture
from the 18th and 19th centuries.
8:30 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
Philadelphia day tours are generously underwritten in
part by the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art.
Bus leaves Winterthur
Arrive at Mount Pleasant, 3800 Mount
Pleasant Drive, Fairmount Park,
Philadelphia
Bus to PMA
Lunch, East Balcony
Self tour, American Galleries
PMA Presentation, van Pelt Auditorium
(please see description at left)
Bus leaves for Winterthur
5:00 pm
Bus leaves Winterthur
Arrive at Old City Walking Tour
Bus to PMA
Lunch, East Balcony
Self tour, American Galleries
PMA Presentation, van Pelt
Auditorium (please see description
at left)
Bus leaves for Winterthur
Philadelphia Furniture Gallery Walk
Join Brock Jobe, Professor of American Decorative
Arts, Winterthur, and Stephanie Auffret, Associate
Furniture Conservator, Winterthur, for a custom walkthrough of the exhibition Philadelphia Furniture at
Winterthur and insights on conservation treatments
carried out on a mid-18th-century tall clock by Peter
Stretch and an early 19th-century painted klismos
chair decorated by John Philip Fondé.
Colonial and Revolutionary Philadelphia,
House Tour
This specialized tour will feature highlights from
Winterthur’s world-class collection of Philadelphia
furniture and decorative arts from the colonial era
through the American Revolution. Led by expert staff,
guides, and graduate students.
Philadelphia in the New Nation, House Tour
Gems from Winterthur’s collection of federal- and
empire-style furniture and decorative arts are the
focus of this custom tour of the house. Led by expert
staff, guides, and graduate students.
Port Royal, House Tour
Join Gregory Landrey, Director for Library,
Collections Management, and Academic Programs,
Winterthur, and other staff on a tour of the rooms
in Winterthur Museum that come from the 1762
Port Royal house originally located in the Frankford
section of Philadelphia. The tour will focus on the
1929–30 interior architectural installations of the
Port Royal components as well as Henry Francis
du Pont’s furnishing choices for the rooms.
INFORMATION
All lectures will be held in Copeland Lecture Hall (located in the Visitor Center). Optional Philadelphia day tour
($100) will leave from the Visitor Center parking lot on Wednesday, March 5. Please plan on arriving at least
10–15 minutes prior to departure time. Optional tours ($75 each) will take place at Winterthur on Saturday,
March 8. Please plan on arriving in the Galleries Reception Area at least 10–15 minutes prior to tour time.
Conference Fee: $435; $375 Members of Winterthur and Philadelphia Museum of Art and nonprofit
professionals; $250 students and graduates within the past five years with valid student ID.
Fee Includes: Thursday and Friday lectures, lunches, and coffee breaks; Thursday evening reception; option
of registering for onsite and offsite tours.
Scholarships: The Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Foundation for Appraisal
Education generously underwrote scholarships for graduate students and young professionals in the decorative
arts or related fields wishing to attend the 2014 Furniture Forum. The FAE scholarship is named in honor of
the late Wendell D. Garrett. For application information, visit winterthur.org/furnitureforum or call
800.448.3883. Scholarship application deadline is December 13, 2013.
Cancellation: Winterthur reserves the right to cancel the conference or tours. Should Winterthur cancel, participants
will be issued a full refund. Furniture Forum participants who cancel by February 12, 2014, regardless of the reason,
will be issued a full refund minus a $50 handling fee. No refunds after February 12.
Lodging: Lodging is the responsibility of the registrant. Winterthur will provide a list of local accommodations
upon request. Please ask when you call to register.
Winterthur Furniture Forum
March 5–8, 2014
Day Tour 2: Mount Pleasant and Philadelphia Museum of Art
Day Tour 2: Mount Pleasant and Philadelphia
Museum of Art (PMA)
Overlooking the Schuylkill, this gracious house built
between 1762 and 1765 for Scottish sea captain John
MacPherson offers an unparalleled view of high-style
Philadelphia Georgian architecture and furnishings. A
behind-the-scenes tour will provide you with a close
look at the elaborate interior carving created under the
direction of master builder Thomas Nevell (1721–97),
as well as furniture and furnishings related to those
that MacPherson acquired for the house. Guides will
also highlight how ongoing conservation projects
continue to reveal new clues about life in one of
Philadelphia's 18th-century gems.
THE SEWELL C. BIGGS
Day Tour 1: Stenton and Philadelphia Museum of Art
Day Tour 1: Stenton and Philadelphia
Museum of Art (PMA)
Spend the morning at Stenton (1723–30), the finest
example of early Georgian architecture in the
Philadelphia region. Built as the country seat of James
Logan, a leading Philadelphia citizen and polymath,
Stenton provides an authentic setting in which to view
early Philadelphia furniture (including objects owned
by the Logan family), decorative arts, and
archaeological collections. Considered a regional
treasure, your visit to this noted Germantown site will
include a behind-the-scenes tour customized for
Furniture Forum attendees.
5105 Kennett Pike • Winterthur, Delaware 19735
Please number the Philadelphia Day Tour options by order of preference.
THE SEWELL C. BIGGS
WINTERTHUR FURNITURE FORUM
PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE:
NEW INQUIRIES AND INSIGHTS
March 5–8, 2014
In collaboration with the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 7 & 8
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, MARCH 5 & 6
Wednesday
8:30 am–6:00 pm
Optional Philadelphia Day Tour
Join us for a day in Philadelphia and take a tour
of either of two 18th-century Philadelphia
houses or enjoy a walking tour of Old City.
Transportation from and to Winterthur
provided. See reverse for more information on
tour options and registration information.
S
olid joinery and turning, elaborate rococo
carving, and handsome figured woods are
hallmarks of the finest early American furniture
from Philadelphia. In assembling the collections
at Winterthur, Henry Francis du Pont and
museum curators created a world-class
destination for viewing and studying
Philadelphia’s 18th- and 19th-century furniture.
In collaboration with the Center for American
Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the 2014
Sewell C. Biggs Winterthur Furniture Forum
celebrates great collections of furniture created in
William Penn’s “Green country Towne.” As a diverse
and thriving city from the earliest decades of
settlement, Philadelphia provided fertile ground for
innovation and excellence in the furniture trades. We
invite you to join us for an invigorating series of talks and
tours that will shed new light on old objects and provide
a view of recent scholarship on Philadelphia furniture
created between 1681 and 1900.
Thursday
9:00–9:15 am
Introductory Remarks
J. Thomas Savage, Director of Museum
Affairs, Winterthur
9:15–10:00 am
Kelpius’s Chair and Beyond: Furniture and
Material Culture in Colonial and Revolutionary
Philadelphia
Catharine Dann Roeber, Elizabeth
and Robert Owens Curatorial
Fellow, Winterthur
10:00–10:30 am
Making It in Philadelphia: John Head and the
Joyners’ Craft
Alan Andersen, Restorer and
Conservator in private practice,
Cochranville, PA, and Chris Storb,
Dietrich Foundation Project Conservator,
Philadelphia Museum of Art
10:30–11:00 am
Dating William Savery’s Furniture: Labels and
Implications for Furniture History
Philip Zimmerman, Museum
Consultant and Independent Scholar,
Lancaster, PA
11:00–11:30 am
Morning Break
11:30 am–12:00 pm
Evidence from Stenton: Horner’s Blue Book
Reconsidered
Laura C. Keim, Curator, Stenton and
Historic Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
12:00–12:30 pm
Joseph Armitt, William Macpherson Hornor, and
Some Extraordinary Early Philadelphia Furniture
Richard Merritt, Appraiser, Alexandria,
VA, and Bruce Schuettinger, Wooden
Artifacts Conservator and Consultant,
Annapolis, MD
Sponsored in part by
Cover: Side chair (detail), Philadelphia, 1745–55. Gift of Henry Francis du Pont, 1960.1034.1; fold-in page: “The Parrot of Carolina” in
Mark Catesby, Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (London, 1729–47). Printed Book and Periodical Collection,
Winterthur Library. Inside: Armchair (detail), Philadelphia, 1815–20. Gift of the Carpenter Estate in memory of Charles H. and Mary Grace
Carpenter, 2006.15.1; A Map of the Improved Part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America (detail), Francis Lamb, Thomas Holme,
London, 1701–5. Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont, 1963.853; Armchair, Solomon Russell, Philadelphia, 1735–49. Gift of Henry Francis
du Pont, 1952.236; High Chest (detail), Philadelphia, 1765–75. Gift of Henry Francis du Pont, 1957.506. Outside panel: Looking Glass,
James Reynolds, Philadelphia, 1769–70. Gift of Henry Francis du Pont, 1952.261.
12:30–1:00 pm
Philadelphia: The First Center of Windsor Chair
Making in America
Nancy Goyne Evans, Independent
Furniture Historian, Hockessin, DE
1:00–2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00–2:30 pm
Samuel Harding and Winterthur’s Peter
Stretch Clock
Donald L. Fennimore, Curator
Emeritus, Winterthur
Friday
8:45–9:30 am
Parallel Tracks: The Furniture Industry in
Philadelphia in the 19th Century
Page Talbott, Principal, Remer &
Talbott, Bala Cynwyd, PA
9:30–10:00 am
“Beyond Expectation, Beautiful and Superb”:
Inlaid Miniature Chests of the Philadelphia
Circus, ca. 1793
Jay Stiefel, Decorative Arts Historian,
Philadelphia, PA
2:30–3:00 pm
The Golden Age of Philadelphia Carving: The
Carvers, the Carvings, and Scholarship to Date
Mark Anderson, Senior Furniture
Conservator, Winterthur, and Bret
Headley, Project Conservator,
Philadelphia Museum of Art
10:00–10:30 am
Philadelphia, Furniture, and the Pennsylvania
Germans: A Reevaluation
Lisa Minardi, Assistant Curator,
Winterthur
3:00–3:45 pm
The Robert Francis Fileti Endowed
Lecture/Video-Assist Demonstration:
The Techniques and Signature Characteristics of
Philadelphia Carvers
Brad Ramsay, Master Carver, Andersen &
Stauffer Furniture Makers, Lititz, PA
11:00–11:30 am
Furniture by Frank Furness
David Barquist, The H. Richard
Dietrich, Jr., Curator of American
Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum
of Art
3:45–4:15 pm
Afternoon Break
4:15–4:45 pm
When Furniture Follows Architecture: An
Extraordinary Desk-and-Bookcase
Wendy A. Cooper, Curator Emerita of
Furniture, Winterthur
4:45–5:15 pm
Evidence and Impact: The 1772 Philadelphia
Furniture Price Book
Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, The
Montgomery-Garvan Associate Curator of
American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia
Museum of Art
5:15–5:45 pm
Furnishing the Port Royal House and Rooms from
Edward Stiles to Henry Francis du Pont
Gregory Landrey, Division Director for
Library, Collections Management, and
Academic Programs, Winterthur
6:00–8:00 pm
Reception, Galleries Reception Area
R E GI STR ATI ON FOR M
10:30–11:00 am
Morning Break
11:30 am–12:00 pm
Philadelphia Furniture between Pabst and Price
Robert Edwards, Independent Scholar
and Antiques Dealer, Philadelphia, PA
12:00–12:30 pm
From the Black Forest to Philadelphia: Gottlieb
Vollmer, Upholsterer and Cabinet Maker
Alanna Deirdre Mills, Master’s Degree
Candidate, History of Decorative Arts,
Smithsonian Institution in Partnership with
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
12:30–2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00–2:30 pm
The Satinwood Furniture of Neoclassical
Philadelphia
Clark Pearce, American Arts Advisor
and Independent Scholar, Essex, MA
2:30–3:00 pm
“A Shadow of Magnitude”: Thomas Cook and
Richard Parkin, Philadelphia Cabinet Makers
Carswell R. Berlin, President, Carswell
Rush Berlin, Antiques Dealer, New York, NY
3:00–3:30 pm
Philadelphia Gothic Revival in a National and
International Context
Robert F. Trent, Independent Museum
Consultant, Historical Upholsterer,
Wilmington, DE, and Harry Mack
Truax II, Conservation Lighting and
Design Coordinator, Winterthur
3:30–4:00 pm
Afternoon Break
4:00–4:30 pm
Finding Philadelphia Furniture and Its Patrons in
the Gulf South
Nick Powers and Jackie Killian, Lois F.
McNeil Fellows, Winterthur Program in
American Material Culture, Class of 2014,
Winterthur
4:30–5:00 pm
A New Radiance: The Latrobe/Bridport
Furniture Revealed
Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, The
Montgomery-Garvan Associate Curator of
American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia
Museum of Art, and Peggy Olley, Project
Conservator, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Saturday
9:00–10:30 am and 11:00 am–12:30 pm
Optional Winterthur Tours
Join us for two Philadelphia-themed tours
of the Winterthur house and/or galleries
led by Winterthur’s expert staff, guides,
and graduate students. See reverse for
more information on tour options and
registration.
3 WAYS TO REGISTER
• Complete form and mail with payment to Winterthur Information and Tours
Office, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware 19735.
• Complete form and fax to 302.888.4953.
• Call 800.448.3883.
Registration Fee Includes: Thursday and Friday lectures, lunches, and coffee
breaks; Thursday evening reception; option of registering for onsite and offsite
tours (extra fees).
r Winterthur / Philadelphia Museum of Art members
and nonprofit professionals .........................................................................$375
Winterthur Member # ________________ PMA Member # ________________
(Nonprofit professionals, include business card.)
r Nonmembers .................................................................................................$435
(Nonmember registrants receive a complimentary one-year membership to Winterthur.)
r Students and graduates within the past five years .....................................$250
(Include a copy of current or recent student ID.)
r Scholarships, sponsored by the Center for American Art
and Foundation for Appraisal Education ........................................................$0
(See reverse for scholarship information.)
r Optional Winterthur Tours $75 each .................................................$_______
r Philadelphia Day Tour $100 each .....................................................$_______
r I/We would like to make a gift to the Winterthur
Scholarship Fund* .............................................................................$_______
TOTAL ENCLOSED ....................................................................................$_______
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