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21880
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This article examines a rare group of 'Liverpool-Type' transfer-printed creamware and pearlware pitchers or 'jugs' made for known individuals in the Pamlico and Albemarle Sound areas of eastern North Carolina dating between 1795 and 1810.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 2 Issue 1, May 1976,
p1-26, il, map, f
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27722
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Petersburg, Virginia was an important cultural and economic center during the middle of the eighteenth century, supporting an extensive furniture-making community. Petersburg’s cultural history contributed to its unique regional furniture style, and emergence as a significant marketplace for southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 1992,
p1-113, il, map, bibl, f
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27843
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Cephas Thompson was one of Virginia’s most prolific portrait painters of the early nineteenth century. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina examined Thompson’s Memorandum of Portraits in which he recorded over five hundred portraits. The paintings reflect the changes in American society and offer early biographical records of the early Republic.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Summer 1997,
p1-101, il, por, bibl, f
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27583
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Neoclassical and Empire are two major styles of brass andiron produced in Charleston, South Carolina. These two styles were brought to light through an analysis of Charleston brass founders conducted at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1979,
p26-75, il, bibl, f
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21920
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This article examines a series of 305 gravestones carved between 1803 and 1845 in Davidson County, North Carolina. During the course of examination two distinct styles of carving became apparent, Baroque and Gothic.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Nov 1977,
p24-50
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27638
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New discoveries in Virginia and North Carolina furniture were made by researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The construction, style, and histories of the signed furniture pieces identify them as products of Mardun V. Eventon from eastern Virginia.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Nov 1984,
p1-34, il, map, bibl, f
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27570
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An inkstand made by John Bell in 1825 is the first inscribed American tin-glazed pottery to be discovered. The tin-glaze technique was introduced by German potter Carl Eisenberg who visited Salem, North Carolina in 1793. Since tin-glaze was so uncommon at the time, many questions remain unanswered regarding Bell’s apprenticeship, influences, and products.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 3 Issue 1, May 1977,
p27-35, il, map, bibl
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21893
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This article examines the origins of a particular walnut chest-on-frame, belonging to the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, from the Piedmont of North Carolina as well as the study of Carolina backcountry furniture.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Nov 1994,
p1-37, il
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27584
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Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina identified the work of Mary Roberts as America’s earliest known woman miniaturist. This was revealed after discovery of a miniature portrait-painting signed by Roberts during the 1740s in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1979,
p1-5, por, bibl, f
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27835
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Archaeological excavation and research of the Tildon Easton pottery site in Alexandria, Virginia has enhanced the knowledge base in earthenware and stoneware through much of the nineteenth century. Research also provides evidence of competition for the Wilkes Street pottery, and a better understanding of the industry’s economics and operation in the eastern region.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 21 Issue 2, Winter 1995,
p41-82, il, map, bibl, f
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27695
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Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina assessed the impact and amount of English furniture imported into Charleston, South Carolina during 1760-1800. While a significant amount of furniture was imported, the Charleston cabinetmaking trade was both large and healthy.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Nov 1985,
p1-20, il, bibl, f
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21888
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This article discusses Andrew Duche, an 18th century potter who worked with porcelain while traveling through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Reputed to be one of the South's earliest stoneware producers, Duche was also heavily involved in Southern politics during his travels throughout the region.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1991,
p1-101, il, map
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27839
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The Elk Ridge Furnace was a significant example of the iron industry in eighteenth-century Maryland. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina researched the history of the furnace. Documents of the furnace and its maker, William Williams, offers insight into its history, workforce and colonial southern iron industry.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 22 Issue 2, Winter 1996,
p40-59, il, map, bibl, f
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27581
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One of the earliest marked examples of southern salt-glazed stoneware is a jug produced by B. Duval & Company in Richmond, Virginia. Owned by apothecary Benjamin Duval, the company manufactured pottery to complement Duval’s medicine business. The jug is now on display at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 4 Issue 1, May 1978,
p45-75, il, map, bibl, f
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21881
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A study of furniture produced in Wachovia, the Moravian settlement in North Carolina, focusing on the closely-knit stylistic trends - particularly baroque design elements - exhibited by decorative arts produced in within a cohesive societal sub-unit.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 2 Issue 1, May 1976,
p38-63, il, f
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