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 #:

27697

Author(s):

Bivins, John, Jr.

Abstract:

Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study of the work attributable to the anonymous artisan identified as Humphrey Sommers’ carver. Sommers’ high social status in late colonial Charleston, South Carolina is evident in the Rococo interior architecture and stylistic work of his personal estates.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Nov 1986, p1-129, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carving (Decorative arts); Architecture

Record #:

27698

Author(s):

Leviner, Betty Crowe

Abstract:

Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study on the Page family and their eighteenth-century mansion in Gloucester County, Virginia known as Rosewell. The house construction and architecture proclaimed its occupants to be powerful, educated and wealthy, but in less than three generations, the Page family suffered drastic economic decline.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 13 Issue 1, May 1987, p1-52, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Architecture; Social life and customs

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 #:

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 #:

27709

Author(s):

Baumgarten, Linda

Abstract:

A study of slave clothing conducted by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina revealed a great diversity within the slave community of eighteenth century Virginia. The style and quality of clothing given to slaves depended upon their occupation and status.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Nov 1988, p27-70, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Slaves; Clothing and dress--Social aspects

Record #:

27710

Author(s):

Turner, Mary Ellen

Abstract:

John Blake White was a painter born in 1781 in Eutawville, South Carolina. White’s historical paintings of Charleston street scenes are unique, for they treat topics and views confined to the South Carolina Low Country region. Some of White’s paintings 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. 16 Issue 1, May 1990, p1-17, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Painters; History in art

Record #:

27711

Author(s):

Rauschenberg, Bradford L.

Abstract:

The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study of coffin-making in Charleston to learn more about Low Country burial customs. The study showed varied roles of Charleston woodworkers in the undertaking process, but scanty documentation and lack of actual coffins for examination leave much of their involvement to conjecture.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 16 Issue 1, May 1990, p18-63, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Funeral rites and ceremonies; Undertakers and undertaking

Record #:

27712

Author(s):

Fairey, Wade B.

Abstract:

A study by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina revealed that tombstones became important religious and social symbols in York County, South Carolina in the late eighteenth century. The construction of tombstones manifested unique carving art and development in the region. But because tombstones were expensive to erect, they were a statement of economic and social superiority.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Nov 1990, p1-29, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carving (Decorative arts); Social life and customs

Record #:

27713

Author(s):

Smith, Kimberly A.

Abstract:

The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has located a number of rare schoolgirl embroideries from Virginia. The needlework provides insight into the lives of young girls, religious and moral values, and women’s social standing.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Nov 1990, p30-101, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Embroidery; Social life and customs

Record #:

27722

Author(s):

Prown, Jonathan

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 1992, p1-113, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture industry and trade

Record #:

27723

Author(s):

Schweizer, D.

Abstract:

William J. Weaver was an Anglo-American portrait artist in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Until now, little was known about him due to confusion over his correct full name. New documents uncovered by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina resolve this matter, and shed light to Weaver’s contribution to Neoclassical portraiture.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p1-36, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Portraits--American; Painters

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 #:

27725

Author(s):

Prown, Jonathan; Hurst, Ronald; Priddy, Sumpter, III

Abstract:

A study by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina found evidence and surviving artifacts of early clock making traditions in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Among these are works produced by Thomas Walker and John Weidemeyer, which reflect neoclassical decoration and sophisticated movements unique to the region.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p54-119, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Design and ornaments; Clock and watch making

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