Record #:

27724

Author(s):

Rauschenberg, Bradford L.

Abstract:

Brass andirons, fenders, and candlesticks have surfaced and reattribute the materials discussed in a 1979 essay. New patterns and features on the items expand the repertoires of the andiron groups. The materials were produced in Charleston, South Carolina and are in collection at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p37-53, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Material culture

Record #:

27726

Author(s):

Leviner, Betty Crowe

Abstract:

Rosewell was the eighteenth century mansion of the Page family in Virginia, but only its ruins remain today. Continuing studies provide insight into the ceremonial and ritualistic workings of Rosewell. Although specific knowledge about Rosewell’s interior is scant, conclusions can be made about the family and their perceptions of themselves through the house’s overall design and furnishings.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Nov 1993, p1-62, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Material culture; Architecture

Record #:

27877

Author(s):

Allen, Gloria S.

Abstract:

Rug is the most frequently listed bed covering in colonial probate documents from the Chesapeake region. Due to the lack of artifact-based evidence, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study to determine the origins, materials, colors, and patterns of bed rugs as well as the extent and duration of their use from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth century.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 30 Issue 1, Summer 2004, p1-86, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bedcovers; Material culture

Record #:

27585

Author(s):

Gusler, Wallace B.

Abstract:

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the area that is now Shenandoah County, Virginia served as a principal migration route from Philadelphia to North Carolina. Trade centers and developers in the region brought together a variety of cultures. This diversity created one of the most interesting American regional styles in decoration and craftsmanship.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1979, p6-35, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Design and ornaments; Furniture industry and trade; Material culture

Record #:

27636

Author(s):

Allen, Gloria S.

Abstract:

Delftware was a variety of ceramic wares offered by British merchants in the eighteenth century. Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study of delftware and found a connection to socio-economic structure in Kent County, Maryland.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Nov 1983, p1-20, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ceramics; Material culture

Record #:

27708

Author(s):

Jordan, James C., III

Abstract:

The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study of 17th, 18th, and early 19th century Charleston estate inventories. Analysis revealed that Neoclassical dining rooms were not designed solely for the purpose of eating. The upper-class used dining rooms to display the wealth of glassware and silver to impress friends and business acquaintances of the owner.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Nov 1988, p1-26, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Material culture; Social life and customs; Social classes

Record #:

30558

Author(s):

Tise, Larry E.

Abstract:

Changes in public historical agencies often happen so rapidly and drastically that administrators are not capable of performing an extensive assessment of long term program goals. The goals of a public historical agency should include the re-intermeshing of various specializations, with active efforts to preserve both social and material history.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Jan 1978, p21-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Material culture; Social life and customs

Record #:

27696

Author(s):

Michie, Audrey H.

Abstract:

Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a survey of upholstery practices in South Carolina during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The inventories of early householders tell us what people needed and used, and are an expression of personal taste during that time period.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Nov 1985, p21-84, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Material culture; Upholstery

Record #:

37039

Author(s):

McRae, David

Abstract:

The author studies the vernacular architectures of western North Carolina tobacco barns from a material folklore perspective. He focuses on the years of active usage and the roles tobacco barns function as in modern society across the region.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016, p50-63 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Architecture; Tobacco barns--Restoration and renovation; Tobacco barns; Harnett County--Description and travel; Material culture