Above the Surface: Decorative Techniques From Around the World
White Church Community Center
Historic Deerfield, Inc., Saturday, April 24, 2004
8:30am Registration
9:00
Welcome-Philip Zea, President, Historic Deerfield, Inc.
9:15
Survey of Some Important and Unusual Trimmings in the Historic Deerfield Collection, Edward
Maeder, Curator of Textiles and Director of Exhibitions, Historic Deerfield, Inc., Deerfield,
Massachusetts
9:45
Lecture In Quetzalli In Tlaquilolli: Aztec Feathered Vestiary Before and After the Conquest, Raúl
Zamudio, Independent Scholar
10:15 Break
10:30 Presentation and workshop, Embroidered and Needle Lace Treasures from the Armenian Library
and Museum of America, Susan Lind-Sinanian, Textile Curator, Armenian Library and Museum of
America, Watertown, Massachusetts (limit for workshop portion: 20; additional observers
welcome)
11:30 Region I Annual Meeting
12:00pm Lunch and Silent Auction
1:30
Choose ONE of the following four:
1.Workshop Secrets of A Lost Art: Dressmakers’ Trims from the 19th Century, Adrienne St.
Pierre, Curator, Fairfield Historical Society, Fairfield, Connecticut (limit 15)
2.Workshop Ribbonry for Millinery, Jan Williams, Textile Conservation Technician and Milliner,
North Andover, Massachusetts (limit 15)
3.Tour on your own, Flynt Center of Early New England Life
4.Guided tour, Hinsdale and Anna Williams House (2pm; limit 10)
3:30
Break and Silent Auction results (White Church)
3:45
Lecture Geometric Patterned Knitted Waist Coats of the Seventeenth Century, Noel M.R.
McGonigle, Plimouth Plantation Tailor/Research Mentor
4:15
Lecture "The Art of Flowering": Embellishing with Northeastern Native American Beadwork,
Aimee E. Newell, Curator of Textiles and Fine Arts, Old Sturbridge Village
4:45
Closing remarks
About the museum…
Historic Deerfield is a museum of New England history and decorative arts located
within the carefully preserved 330-year-old western Massachusetts village of Deerfield.
Fourteen museum houses and the Flynt Center of Early New England Life display
approximately 25,000 objects made or used in America between 1650 and 1850. Visit
www.historic-deerfield.org for more information.
If you do not choose one of the afternoon workshops, you may visit either the Flynt
Center of Early New England Life or the Hinsdale & Anna Williams House (again,
please indicate your order of preference for these activities on the registration form). If
you are attending one of the afternoon workshops and would still like to see either the
Flynt Center or the Hinsdale & Anna Williams House, a separate admission ticket will be
required, which can be purchased from the Hall Tavern Information Center (located
across from the Deerfield Inn).
Exhibitions at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life include:
Remembering 1704: Context and Commemoration of the Deerfield Raid
A Village, A Vision, and a Mission: Henry and Helen Flynt at Historic Deerfield
The “Museum’s Attic,” featuring over 2,500 objects on display in the Museum’s visible storage gallery
At the Hinsdale and Anna Williams House, visitors can learn about the household of
influential village residents in the early nineteenth century. Touring before or after the
symposium requires a separate admission ticket. To purchase a ticket and make
arrangements to visit the museum houses, go to the Hall Tavern Information Center.
About the Region I Silent Auction
Region I is hosting a silent auction through the generous donations of Region I members.
The proceeds of the auction will be directed to the Region I scholarship fund for Region I
students. Currently, the scholarship fund pays for one student’s registration to the
national symposium. With your help, we can increase that fund, and perhaps sponsor
some of the recipient’s travel and lodging. So remember, bid high! If you’d like to
donate items to the auction, including books and costume-related materials, please
contact Susan Jerome at AMRossSJ@aol.com
Directions to the White Church Community Center at Historic Deerfield:
From the east and west: take the Mass Pike (90) to 91 north (exit 4). Take exit 24 off of 91 north
(routes 5 & 10). Follow routes 5 & 10 north for about 5 miles, following the signs for the museum.
Take a left onto the Old Main Street, just before the Sunoco station. About ¼ - ½ of a mile on the
right will be Memorial Street. Take that right; the White Church Community Center will be on the
corner. Parking is available.
From the south: Follow 91 north to exit 24 (routes 5 & 10). Then follow the directions above.
From the north: Take 91 south to exit 25s. At the end of the ramp, make a left onto 116 South. At
the traffic light, make a left onto routes 5 & 10 north. Follow routes 5 & 10 north for about 4 miles,
following the signs for the museum. Take a left onto the Old Main Street, just before the Sunoco
station. About ¼ - ½ of a mile on the right will be Memorial Street. Take that right; the White
Church Community Center will be on the corner. Parking is available.
Lodging:
Deerfield Inn
Please call 1.800.926.3865 or visit www.deerfieldinn.com for information.
Red Roof Inn
A block of rooms has been reserved for Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at
the Red Roof Inn, located on routes 5 & 10 in South Deerfield, about 5 miles from
the museum. Rooms are $81.99 for one adult, $87.99 for two adults, not including
tax. To reserve a room, or for directions, please call 1.800.733.7663, and refer to
group number B289000154, Costume Society of America, Region I. Reservations
must be made by March 23, 2004 for this block of rooms.
For more information regarding the program, please contact program chairs Ned
Lazaro at 413.775.7203 or lazaro@historic-deerfield.org, or Susan Jerome at
860.536.0228 or AMRossSJ@aol.com For questions about registration, please
contact Pat Baker at 69 South Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, 508.747.4350 or
pbaker7049@aol.com
The Registration Form is available as a Word document at:
www.costumesocietyamerica.com/RegionI/region1sympregform.doc