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Of the latest style: silver at MESDA.(Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts)
The logo of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts is based on a silver salver made by Alexander Petrie of Charleston (Figs. 4, 4a). The salver's shaped piecrust edge not only provides an appealing silhouette for a logo but it also evokes the elegance and artistry of the work of southern silversmiths. Like many of the objects that filled the museum when it opened in 1965, the salver belonged to Frank L. Horton, who founded the museum to display southern artifacts in their domestic settings. Objects made of silver were an important reflection of the conspicuous consumption practiced by wealthy early Americans--and the southern elite were particularly fond of the ...
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