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Paul Revere and Beyond: Understanding 18th-Century New England Silver
April 24, 2010
9:45 am - 5:00 pm
Deerfield Community Center (formerly White Church Community Center)
PROGRAM:
Ranking among the United States’ top ten museum collections of American silver, Historic Deerfield is well known for its strength in New England-made silver objects. Join curators and a master craftsman for a day of exploration of Historic Deerfield’s lustrous treasures, the art and mystery of silversmithing, and the manufacturers of early New England silver, especially focusing on the work of Paul Revere. Enjoy presentations by Jeannine Falino, Curator of the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City; Amanda Lange, Curatorial Department Chair and Curator of Historic Interiors at Historic Deerfield; and Stephen Smithers, Master Silversmith of Ashfield, Massachusetts. A hands-on silver workshop will demonstrate the tools and techniques used to examine silver as a connoisseur does. The workshop will utilize objects (both authentic and deceptive) from the museum’s collection. Click here for an information and registration form.
SPEAKERS:
Ms. Falino is Curator of the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY, and a noted silver specialist. She has widely published on American silver, jewelry, and contemporary craft, and was also the chief author and co-editor of Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2008).
Ms. Lange has curated the ceramics, glass, and metalware collections at Historic Deerfield for the past 15 years. She published Delftware at Historic Deerfield (2001) and Chinese Export Art at Historic Deerfield (2005), and is currently at work on a catalogue of the English creamware collection.
Mr. Smithers has worked as a silversmith for the past 34 years. He has specialized in the reproduction of early American silver for private clients, museums, and organizations.
SCHEDULE:
9:45 a.m. Registration and Coffee. White Church
10:20 a.m. Welcome by Philip Zea, President, Historic Deerfield.
10:30 a.m. Lecture: “A Handsome Cupboard of Plate: Historic Deerfield’s New England Silver Collection.” Amanda Lange, Curatorial Department Chair and Curator of Historic Interiors, Historic Deerfield.
11:30 a.m. Lecture: “Revealing Revere: A Socio-Political Portrait of America’s Favorite Silversmith.” Jeannine Falino, Curator, Museum of Arts & Design.
12:30 p.m. Lunch. Deerfield Inn.
2:00 p.m. Hands-on Workshop: “Sleuthing Silver: Understanding New England Silver,” led by Jeannine Falino. Pewter Room
3:00 p.m. Presentation: “The Work of Paul Revere: A Demonstration and Discussion of the Tools and Techniques of his Time,” led by Stephen Smithers, Master Silversmith. Silver Workshop
4:00 p.m. Tour: “Henry Needham Flynt’s Silver Collection,” led by a Master Guide. Silver Vault
5:00 p.m. Reception. Hall Tavern.
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News
Historic Deerfield welcomes all interested in learning more about the stories of 1704 to participate in a one-day symposium on March 3, 2012, that will focus on what we know about the Deerfield Raid. Our program will bring together scholars with museum staff and interested public to investigate the context of the Raid itself and its outcomes.
In 2012, the Historic Deerfield Open Hearth Cooking Program will enter its 25th year of service! To celebrate this special occasion, scholars and experts will come together on three Sundays this winter to delve into the savory and seductive world of food and gardening in a winter lecture series titled “Gathering, Gardening, Preserving: Exploring Local Food in New England.”
Programs
The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is open Saturdays and Sundays, December 3, 2011–April 8, 2012, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (except December 24-25). Historic Deerfield’s museum houses are closed to the public during the winter months (December–mid-April), although pre-arranged tours-by-appointment, school tours and group tours can still be scheduled. For more information, please call (413) 775-7132 or e-mail lmiskinis [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org. The museum will reopen for the 2012 season on Saturday, April 14.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
Homeschool families are invited for a special program for ages 8 and up. Participants will work cooperatively to prepare a simple lunch that they will eat together, enjoy learning about natural fibers and how they were used to produce useful and decorative textiles, and participate in handwork as they make a project to take home. A visit to a historic building is also included in the day. Pre-registration by February 1 is required.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
The second lecture in the 2012 Winter lecture series will be delivered by John Forti on February 26. Forti is Curator of Historic Gardens and Landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum, and co-author of American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900.
Historic Deerfield welcomes all interested in learning more about the stories of 1704 to participate in a one-day symposium on March 3, 2012, that will focus on what we know about the Deerfield Raid. Our program will bring together scholars with museum staff and interested public to investigate the context of the Raid itself and its outcomes. Click here to view the agenda.
ick up a free copy of this new walking tour aimed at interpreting village sites connected to the Deerfield Raid of 1704 at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life. At 4:30 p.m. the public is invited to attend a free scholarly talk by Kevin Sweeney, Professor of History at Amherst College, entitled “The 1704 Deerfield Raid and Its Aftermath.” Pre-registration for this talk is required.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
Sandra L. Oliver will present the third and final lecture, “Banbury, Succotash, and Bannocks: Transplants, Natives, and Universals in New England Cookery,” closing out the 2012 Winter Lecture Series. Oliver is an Independent Food Historian, and author of Food in Colonial and Federal America.
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2012. For program information, please contact Claire Carlson at ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7217.
In Spring 2012, Amanda Lange, Curatorial Department Chair and Curator of Historic Interiors at Historic Deerfield, will offer a three-week course introducing the new collector, student, or the curious to the fascinating area of 18th-century English earthenwares and stonewares.
Exhibitions
Be one of the first to visit this new exhibition features objects drawn from Historic Deerfield’s collection, many with local histories. On view through February 17, 2013.
View 75 powder horns that offer a wealth of documentary information about the original owners and carvers who created them.
Be one of the first to visit this new exhibition features objects drawn from Historic Deerfield’s collection, many with local histories. On view through February 17, 2013.
Explore a dazzling array of masterworks by famous American cabinetmakers including Duncan Phyfe and Honoré Lannuier, Samuel McIntire, John and Thomas Seymour, and John Townsend. Included with general admission.
Explore over 20 highlights from Historic Deerfield’s collection ranging from well-loved favorites and overlooked gems to recent acquisitions and objects with new stories to tell. Included with general admission.
Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled!
Museum Store
New! Doorways of Deerfield features 16 historic houses and buildings throught the village of Old Deerfield. Under each doorway is the name of the house or building. Photographer Dan Dougherty. Poster comes rolled ready for you to frame. 18” x 24”
Hand hooked wool rug depicting 7 of our village buildings in Springtime. Taken from a painting by Anne Bell Robb, a MA artist. 2’ x 3’.
80 pages of full color photos by Richard Cheek celebrating the four seasons in the historic village.
