Delaware Antiques Show 2025

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | 11 AM–6 PM Chipstone Lectures | 9:00–10:15 am Brock Jobe, Professor Emeritus of American Decorative Arts, Winterthur “The ‘capricious, unprincipled, and ingenious’ William King, Furniture Maker of Salem, Massachusetts” Adam Erby, Executive Director of Historic Preservation and the Martha Washington Chief Curator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon “La Peinture: The Rediscovery of George and Martha Washington’s Presidential Biscuit Porcelain Figures and Their Incredible Provenance” SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 11 AM–6 PM Keynote Lecture | 10:00—11:15 am Nadia Watts, Nadia Watts Interior Design, “Designing with Soul: How Legacy, Nature, and Antiques Shape Interiors” Afternoon Lecture | 2:00–3:00 pm Wendy Kvalheim, CEO and Design Director of Mottahedeh, “Not Your Grandma’s China: A Contemporary Look at Historic Ceramic Patterns” Americana Insights Lectures | 4:00–5:00 pm Lisa Minardi, Editor, Americana Insights and Executive Director, Historic Trappe “From Hubener to Medinger: Redware Potters of Southeastern Pennsylvania” Christopher Malone, Curator, Historic Trappe “Black, White, and Green All Over: The Potter Once Known as Solomon Grim” Laini Farrare, Ph.D. Student, University of Delaware “‘God Bless You All in Food and Drink’: Sgraffito Teaware in Pennsylvania” SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 11 AM–5 PM Student Scholars Lectures | 2:00–3:30 pm Eleanor Shippen, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture “An American Story: Interpreting Regionality in an East Tennessee Desk” Ashley Vernon, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture “Just Being Theatrical: Elements of the Stage Portrayed on Delftware Tiles” Student Scholars lectures sponsored by All lectures are included with show admission. — 1 —