DECORATIVE ARTS SEMINAR

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD:
Silver, Pewter, and Copper Alloys at Historic Deerfield
Saturday, April 10, 1999

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American metalware is the topic of this year's Decorative Arts Seminar on
Saturday, April 10 with Donald R. Friary, Executive Director; Philip Zea,
Deputy Director and Curator; and Amanda Lange, Assistant Curator.

The program will focus on the strengths of Historic Deerfield's metalware
collection: silver, pewter, and copper and its alloys.

Participants will hear lectures on Historic Deerfield's outstanding
collection of American silver, especially in the area of New England
silver; Samuel Pierce, the Greenfield pewterer and his tools; and the
production and importation of copper, brass, and bronze in the Connecticut
River Valley.  A visit to the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, a
hands-on session in the Silver Collection, and a workshop on finishing
pewter spoons are included in the program's special events.

Note: Those coming from a distance may wish to stay overnight at the
Deerfield Inn. For reservations, please call (413) 774-5587.

Cost: $75.00 per person for non-members ($65 for Friends of Historic
Deerfield.)  The registration fee includes lecture and museum admissions,
coffee, lunch, tax, tip, tea, and a $10 tax-deductible gift to Historic
Deerfield, Inc.

Cancellations: The registration fee will be refunded if cancellation is
made before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 1999.


Decorative Arts Seminar                                         Saturday, April 10, 1999

Please make checks payable to: Historic Deerfield, Inc. and mail with
registration form to: Decorative Arts Seminar, Historic Deerfield, Inc., P.
O. Box 321, Deerfield, MA 01342-0321.

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DECORATIVE ARTS SEMINAR SCHEDULE
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD
Saturday, April 10, 1999

9:00 a.m.       REGISTRATION & COFFEE White Church Community Center

9:30    LECTURE: "Remember Me: Deerfield's Church Silver." Donald R. Friary,
Executive Director, Historic Deerfield. White Church Community Center

10:30   LECTURE: "Samuel Pierce, Greenfield's Pewterer." Philip Zea, Deputy
Director and Curator, Historic Deerfield. White Church Community Center

11:30   WORKSHOP: "Making and Finishing Pewter Spoons" Philip Zea and
Amanda Lange. Bartels Seminar Room, Flynt Center of Early New England Life

12:30 p.m.      LUNCH  Deerfield Inn

2:00                    WORKSHOP: "Exploring the Silver Collection." Donald R. Friary.
                        Henry N. Flynt Silver and Metalware Collection

3:00    LECTURE: "Copper and Its Alloys in the Connecticut River Valley."
Amanda Lange, Assistant Curator, Historic Deerfield. White Church Community
Center

4:00    SELF-GUIDED TOUR: "Pursuing Refinement in Rural New England" and "The
Museum's Attic: Collections Storage."
                        Flynt Center

4:30                    TEA & DISCUSSION. Lobby, Flynt Center