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Frank L. Horton
The co-founder of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) and a major contributor to the planning and restoration of Old Salem, the living history museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Frank L. Horton passed away February 21, 2004. He was 85 years old.
The enormous impact that Horton made on the field of antiques is readily acknowledged by American decorative arts scholars. His contributions to historic preservation are easily recognized [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Federal Period (1790 to 1830)
The Federal Period in American furniture history covers an important time frame in the formation of the United States. It begins just after the joining of the original 13 colonies with 2.5 million people into the first 13 states of the Union in 1787/1788 and it ends in 1830 with Andrew Jackson as the 7th President, 24 states in the Union and a population of approximately 12.8 million [...] Click here to continue reading.
Kenton Lock Co./Kenton Hardware Co.
The Kenton Lock Manufacturing Company of Kenton, Ohio added toys and banks to its production line in 1894 and the company’s name was changed to the Kenton Hardware Manufacturing Company. However, its reputation as a quality lock manufacturer was not lost, as bank enthusiasts today still marvel at the well-constructed nature of their banks’ locks. Soon after the company changed its name it was destroyed by fire in 1903. [...] Click here to continue reading.
Sally Abney Rose
The late Sally Abney Rose (1915 to 2005) had an eye for aesthetics, and appreciated beauty in the garden as well as the home. She was an accredited flower judge, and founder of Our Garden Club in Anderson, South Carolina. Her acquisitive nature and wide ranging tastes are hinted at in her extensive collection of antiques and decorative arts. She collected early South Carolina and Georgia furniture and country accessories, but [...] Click here to continue reading.
Japanese Tetsubin
Exactly when the tetsubin first appeared in Japan is unclear, but much evidence suggests a close relationship with the rise of the sencha, a form of tea-drinking that uses tea leaves instead of powdered tea. Sencha was introduced to Japan from China around the middle of the 17th century, a period when Japan’s literati were greatly influenced by China as well as by Neo-Confuciani thought. Sencha was not considered a formal ceremony [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Benedict Art Studio
The Benedict Art Studio, also known as the Onondaga Metal Shop was opened in 1904 in East Syracuse, New York by Harry L. Benedict and George N. Couse. They produced a wide selection of decorative and practical accessories and lighting in brass, iron and copper in the style of the Arts & Crafts Movement.
Sugar Chests
Sugar chests are generally a square or rectangular box on four tapered or turned legs; they were devoted to holding lump sugar – a scarce, expensive commodity in the backcountry during the early to mid-nineteenth century. Tennessee and Kentucky both lay claim to originating the form, and its variations include the larger sugar desk and smaller sugar case or sugar box. The overwhelming majority of sugar chests have locks, with cherry or [...] Click here to continue reading.
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