Record #:

27699

Author(s):

Gibbs, M. J.

Abstract:

Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina examined the jewelry styles prevalent in the Chesapeake during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Portraits of Chesapeake ladies reveal significant information about the most personal aspects of material wealth and culture, and the use of jewelry in economic and social structure.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 13 Issue 1, May 1987, p53-103, il, por, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jewelry--History; Material culture

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 #:

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 #:

35834

Author(s):

Schley, Cynthia Anne

Abstract:

Located on Cane Creek in Almanac County, McBane Mill has been standing since the 1800s. It was used for corn, flour, furniture, and coffin making, and included a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a kiln.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1983, p46-64, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mills and mill-work--Alamance County; Material culture

Record #:

27583

Author(s):

Rauschenberg, Bradford L.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1979, p26-75, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Metal-work; Design and ornaments; 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 #:

27586

Author(s):

Kolbe, J. Christian; Holcomb, Brent

Abstract:

Research by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts has revealed much about the material culture of Germans in piedmont North Carolina, but less is known about their history in South Carolina. The discovery of illuminated manuscripts called fraktur indicate German settlement in the Dutch Fork area, and a mix of religious and cultural influences on art.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1979, p36-51, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Material culture; Germans--North Carolina--Immigration

Record #:

27572

Author(s):

Dibbler, Ann W.

Abstract:

The discovery of three groups of chairs with related design and construction characteristics, and with early histories based near the Fredericksburg-Falmouth area of Virginia has prompted further appraisal of chair-making in the region. Each chair features a crest rail, which may be characteristic to Tidewater Virginia down into the Albemarle Sound region of North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 4 Issue 1, May 1978, p1-24, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chairs; Furniture, Early American; Material culture

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