Join Homewood for a special day-long celebration of fine silver! Using pieces of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century silver from Homewood’s collection and private collections, three experts will discuss how aesthetics and fashionable forms emerged and lend insights into the society in which they were created. After lunch at the Johns Hopkins Club, attendees will have the rare opportunity to tour a the exquisite private collections of two local collectors.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• 9:30–10 A.M. Coffee and registration at Homewood Museum
• 10:15–11:30 A.M. Talk by Katharine Fitzgerald, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, University of Delaware: "The Harvey Lewis and Carroll Family Salver: A Story to 'Chew' On"
• 12–1 P.M. Lunch at the Johns Hopkins Club. Keynote presentation by Ann K. Wagner, Curator of Decorative Arts, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library: “Keeping Patrimony Chic: Baltimore’s Early Repoussé Silver”
• 1–2 P.M. Talk by Paul Winicki, founder of Radcliffe Jewelers and appraiser for PBS’s Antiques Roadshow
• 2:30–4 P.M. Tour of antique silver collections at two private residences*
* Attendees must provide their own transportation to the collectors' residences. Directions will be provided on the day of the event.
Friday, November 16, 2018 at 9:30am to 4:00pm
Homewood Museum
3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218
$100-125
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