Symposium

An Intimate Morning with Canterbury Shaker Village’s Artifacts

Saturday, October 9, 2004

                                                                                                                               

Canterbury Shaker Village welcomes you to explore a select group of objects from the museum’s collections.  Enjoy morning refreshments before engaging in workshop sessions.  Listen as NH Furniture Master David Lamb shares his perspective on Ohio Shaker furniture design and as Dr. M. Stephen Miller discusses the communal characteristics of Shaker woodenware from New Hampshire.  This event is held in conjunction with Willis Henry Auctions Inc.’s annual Shaker auction hosted by Canterbury Shaker Village on October 10.

 

For more information about the auction please refer to:   www.willishenry.com

 

Workshop Presenter David Lamb has built an international reputation as one of the most accomplished cabinetmakers in the United States.  He was raised at Canterbury Shaker Village and apprenticed to European Master Cabinetmaker Alejandro de la Cruz.  He was trained at Boston University’s Program in Artisanry and is a founding member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association. 

 

Workshop Presenter Dr. M. Stephen Miller is a dental specialist (periodontics) who has collected and studies various aspects of Shaker industries for more than 25 years.  Dr. Miller has lectured on Shaker subjects from Maine to Mexico; he has published numerous periodicals and has served as editor for half a dozen books including The Shaker Image- Second and Annotated Edition (1994) and all four volumes of Guide to the Library Collection …at Hancock Shaker Village (2001-2003). 

 

Schedule                                                                                                     

8:45-9:15         Coffee/Registration                  

9:30-11:00       Session I                                 

11:00-11:30     Break                                      

11:15-12:45     Session II                                

 

Registration Fee: $75.00                                          

Registration Deadline:  Friday, Sept. 24, 2004.   Registration is limited to 50 participants.

Check made payable to Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH, 03224.

To register by phone, call 603-783-9511 with your credit card information. 

 

For more information about this event contact:

Jennifer Carroll-Plante

Collections Manager/Registrar

Canterbury Shaker Village

Canterbury, New Hampshire 03224

www.shakers.org

603/783-9511 x 241

fax- 603/783-9152

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