DECORATIVE ARTS LECTURE
Historic Deerfield, Inc.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Stimulating Beverages: The Social History of Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate
Saturday, April 15, 2000
Historic Deerfield, Inc. will present a day-long decorative arts forum on
the subject of "Stimulating Beverages: The Social History of Tea, Coffee,
and Chocolate." In the mid-1600s Europeans were introduced to three new
beverages, coffee, tea, and chocolate, which revolutionized the way they
lived. The establishment of trading posts and colonies in North America, the
Caribbean, Africa, and the East led to the appearance of many more exotic
foods and drinks. Historic Deerfield's Decorative Arts Forum will examine
the role of these three beverages in daily life, the social rituals
surrounding their service and consumption, and their profound effect on the
silver and ceramics industries.
Meredith Chilton, Chief Curator of the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic
Art, Toronto, will expand upon her recent research on tea, giving the
lecture "The Impertinent novelty of the Age... An excellent drink called
Tay." Amanda Lange, Associate Curator at Historic Deerfield, will speak on
the significance of coffee and chocolate in English and American life in a
lecture entitled, "Bitter Brews and Sweet Concoctions: Coffee and Chocolate
in England and America." The Forum will include house tours, a hands-on
workshop with the museum's ceramic and silver wares, and an exhibition of
the museum's "tea book," a collection of twenty-four Chinese watercolor
drawings depicting the process of growing and manufacturing tea. For a
separate fee, the Deerfield Inn will be hosting an elegant Victorian tea at
the end of the day's activities.
Ms. Chilton joined the Gardiner Museum in 1983, and was a member of the team
responsible for the opening of the Museum in 1984. She has curated fifteen
exhibitions at the Gardiner and has contributed to several exhibitions at
other institutions. Her particular academic interests are European ceramics
from 1400-1900, with an emphasis on early European porcelain. She is at work
on the first major scholarly publication of the Museum's collections:
Harlequin's Masquerade: The Commedia dell'Arte in Eighteenth Century Europe,
which will be launched in September 2001 with an important exhibition.
The cost of the "Stimulating Beverages" forum is $50 per person to cover
museum and lecture admissions, hands-on workshop, and lunch. For those
wishing to attend a single lecture, the rate is $15 per lecture. The price
for the Victorian tea is $35 per person, which includes admission to
Historic Deerfield's Flynt Center of Early New England Life, a brief lecture
by Ms. Chilton, tea, tea sandwiches, pastries, and music. For brochures and
registration, please contact Nancy Bell at (413) 775-7132 or
[log in to unmask] .
www.historic-deerfield.org
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