Annual Delaware Antiques Show 2019

CARRIE GREIF Tiffany and Co. Curatorial Intern in the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and former Lois F McNeil Fellow Unity by Design: Midcentury Modernism at Winterthur Modern furniture at Winterthur? It’s true! Carrie Greif brings to light the extensive collection of midcentury modern furniture that has populated offices and work spaces across the Winterthur campus for some sixty years...all at the directive of Henry Francis du Pont. Lectures sponsored by WINTERTHUR PROGRAM IN AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE PRESENTS YOUNG SCHOLARS Sunday, November 10, 2:00 pm, Pusey & Jones Room Each year the Delaware Antiques Show highlights the research of current and/or recent Lois F. McNeil Fellows from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture. The University of Delaware and Winterthur, with the full support of H. F. du Pont, established this graduate program in 1952 to promote the interdisciplinary study of American decorative arts and material culture. The program’s alumni hold distinguished positions internationally in museums, antiques and auction houses, preservation organizations, historical societies, colleges and universities, and libraries. EMILY WHITTED Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Reuniting the Unfinished: The Harrison Album Quilt Emily Whitted’s discovery of an entry in Henry Francis du Pont’s daybook leads to the modern-day reunion of five quilt squares with an appliqué album quilt made by a group of women in Westchester County, New York, in 1857. — 11 —