In 2008, THE TWELFTH ANNUAL GUILFORD HISTORY EXPOSITION will be
a series of presentations by local historians and craftsmen. Previous
years' themes were Houses and Heroes. The presentations were held
in the school’s Music Room, just down the hall from the antiques
showroom. (An Antiques Show ticket is good for admission to the
exposition as well.)
Please check back for updated details of this
year's History Exposition.
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| Saturday,
March 24th, 2007
12:00 noon
"A Musical Celebration of The Hyland House"
Featuring The Guilford Strings
Our History Exposition begins this year with
a special musical presentation – a performance of period
music by The Guilford Strings.
1:00 pm
"The Other Commemorative Pottery"
With designer, collector & author
Jonathan Rickard.
Commemorative pottery usually celebrates the
life and achievements of people – or military and naval
engagements – and sometimes even places of note. But there’s
another kind of commemoration in the form of pieces of paper with
owners’ names, family histories and the like, stuffed inside
mugs and jugs, written on the bottoms of bowls and saucers or
scratched into the clay itself during the manufacturing process
by workers to establish their names or the names of recipients
and loved ones. They add mystery and romance to objects that have
been carefully passed down, generation after generation.
AN AFTERNOON WITH HANES & RUSKIN
When Joyce Ruskin Hanes and Lee Hanes met in
1980, they merged their antiques businesses and their lives. Since
that time, Hanes & Ruskin has exhibited in over 20 antiques
shows each year. They are considered to be dealers of national
prominence, and experts in their specialties, which include American
furniture and appropriate accessories, with an emphasis on British
ceramics before 1830; fireplace equipment; samplers and needlework;
metalware; and silhouettes. These talks will be informal lectures,
and Joyce and Lee encourage you to bring in objects for discussion.
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2:00 pm
"A Fireside Chat:
Implements of
the American Hearth 1750-1850"
With Lee Hanes
Lee’s talk on fireplace
equipment will cover andirons, fireplace fenders, jamb hooks,
and much of the other implements used for cooking and for keeping
the fire going.
3:00 pm
"The Shady Art of Silhouettes"
With Joyce Ruskin Hanes
Joyce will discuss the place
of silhouettes in the history of portraiture, the origin of
the word silhouette, the various methods of creating silhouettes,
and some of the artists whose work raised silhouettes to an
art form
Sunday,
March 25th, 2007
Noon to 2:00 pm - Appraisals in the Lecture
Room
If you have ever wondered what
those brass candlesticks your grandmother left you are worth,
bring them to the show on Sunday afternoon from noon to 2:00
pm and our expert dealers will help you put a value on them.
Our annual appraisal session will be held in the Music Room.
No coins, watches or jewelry, please. A donation of $5 per
item or $10 for three items is suggested.
Catered Cuisine from Anna’s Temptations. Refreshments
will be available throughout the show from the popular restaurant
and gift shop in Guilford.
Dorothy’s Attic. Antiques donated by supporters of
the Hyland House are featured in a special booth near the
lecture room. Contact Carol Ross or Colin Mackenzie at 203-453-0372
if you have something for us to put on sale.
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