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The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: an introduction.
The articles included in this issue of The Magazine ANTIQUES present the collections of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from a variety of perspectives. Some look at cultural influences, some at the chronological evolution of artistic expression. They all share their authors' commitment to the mission set forth by the museum's founders: identifying the regional characteristics found in the products of artisans working in the early American. South and disseminating this information through the museum's exhibitions, publications, and programs.
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- MESDA and the study of early southern decorative arts.(Museum of Early Southern...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Brown, Johanna Metzgar March 1, 2005 700+ words
...study of southern decorative arts. Due in large part...of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Winston-Salem...such records in the MESDA Research Center under...of Early Southern Decorative Arts, which is consulted...
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Ledes, Allison Eckardt December 1, 1999 700+ words
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), in partnership with the University...and classes will take place at MESDA. This summer the institute will...members of the staff and faculty of MESDA, Old Salem in Winston-Salem...
- Of the latest style: silver at MESDA.(Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts)
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Hollan, Catherine B. January 1, 2007 700+ words
...logo of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts is based on a silver salver made by Alexander...other pieces of Petrie's silver at MESDA, both coffeepots, reflect this British...coffeepots and salver discussed above, MESDA owns an open salt dish and a marrow spoon...
- Many hands, many voices: southern furniture at MESDA.(Museum of Early Southern...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Leath, Robert A. January 1, 2007 700+ words
...early colonists. For more than forty years MESDA has collected the finest examples of southern...1984 the historical society gave it to MESDA in recognition of Frank Horton's profound...southern-made court cupboards survive, and MESDA is extremely fortunate to own one of them...
- Useful devices: the prints and maps at MESDA.(Museum of Early Southern...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Pritchard, Margaret Beck January 1, 2007 700+ words
While MESDA's founder Frank L. Horton acknowledged...his goal was to have the period rooms at MESDA "arranged to show, as a study collection...very small portion of the collections at MESDA, they provide tremendous insights into...
- Tangible displays of refinements: southern needlework at MESDA.(Museum of Early...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Staples, Kathleen January 1, 2007 700+ words
...and time. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The textile collection at MESDA comprises a significant group of objects that were produced...architectural details, fences, gates, and gardens. (5) MESDA is fortunate to own the work of the sisters Elizabeth and Ann...
- Architecture as artifact: period rooms at MESDA.(Museum of Early Southern...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Nelson, Louis P. January 1, 2007 700+ words
...regularly spaced ceiling joists slowly come into view (Fig. 3). You have just entered the Pocomoke Room, one of the oldest of MESDA's twenty-four period rooms. Together, these rooms, which span the museum's geographic and chronological scope, offer...
- Earth transformed: Early Southern pottery at MESDA and Old Salem.(Museum of...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Beckerdite, Luke Hunter, Robert January 1, 2007 700+ words
...southern institutions, have contributed a great deal to our understanding of the region's ceramics. Since its founding, MESDA has recorded thousands of examples of southern earthenware and stoneware and compiled information on hundreds of potters...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: an introduction.