2011 winter spring old salem museums & gardens magazine

A rt in C lAy • A nnuAl r eport • G eorGe W AshinGton in s Alem

Winter/Spring 2011

2� Old Salem Museums & Gardens

On The Cover:

Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware

features slip-decorated earthenware like this covered jar.

Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.

Old Salem Museums & Gardens

600 South Main Street

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Phone 336-721-7350 | Fax 336-721-7335

Website www.oldsalem.org

2010–2011board of trustees

Mrs. Ragan Folan, Chairman

Mr. Paul Fulton, Vice Chairman

Mr. F. Hudnall Christopher Jr., Treasurer

Mr. Richard Gottlieb, Secretary

Dr. Eugene W. Adcock III

Ms. Betsy Annese

Dr. Anthony Atala

Mr. Robert T. Beach

Mr. Michael J. Bozymski

Mr. Nicholas B. Bragg

Mr. Robert Brown

Mr. Craig D. Canon

Mr. J. Haywood Davis

Mr. Frank E. Driscoll

Mr. Anthony L. Furr

Mr. W. Ted Gossett

Mr. James A. Gray III

Mr. Michael Hough

Mr. Henry H. Jordan II

Mr. Stanhope A. Kelly

Ms. Judy Lambeth

Ms. Chris Minter-Dowd

Mr. Anthony Montag

Mr. L.G. Orr Jr.

Mr. C. Edward Pleasants Jr.

Donald Julian Reaves PhD

Dr. Allston J. Stubbs III

Mr. John W. Thomas III

Mr. William Watson

Mr. Richard B. Wimmer

Ex-Officio Members:

Mr. James T. Baucom | Ms. Molly A. Leight

Dr. Susan Pauly | Ms. Kathleen Staples

This Publication is produced by Old Salem Museums & Gardens, which is operated

by Old Salem Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit educational corporation organized in 1950 in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Old Salem Museums & Gardens logo and name are

registered trademarks, and may not be used by outside parties without permission.

© 2009 Old Salem Museums & Gardens

Edited by Betsy Allen, Editorial Associate

Publication Design by Hillhouse Graphic Design, LLC

Photography by Wes Stewart, except when noted otherwise

The Historic Town of Salem is a

restored Moravian congregation town

dating back to 1766, with costumed

interpreters bringing the late-18th

and early-19th centuries to life.

Restored original buildings, faithful

reconstructions, and historically

accurate gardens and landscapes make

the Historic Town of Salem one of

America’s most authentic history

attractions.

The Museum of Early Southern

Decorative Arts (MESDA),

collects, exhibits, researches, and

educates the public about the

decorative arts made and used by

people living and working in Maryland,

Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia,

Kentucky, and Tennessee, from the

seventeenth century to beginning

of the Civil War.

Winter/Spring 2011

Old Salem Museums & Gardens consists of two museums:

From the President • 5

Old Salem Bookshelf • 617th and 18th-Century furniture and longrifles.

Celebrating with the Symphony • 8A notable holiday tradition with the Winston-Salem Symphony.

Art in ClayMasterworks of North Carolina Earthenware • 10

A new exhibit celebrates an ancient art.

Salem Pottery Today • 13

The pottery arts are alive and kicking at Old Salem.

Art in Clay events • 16

Old Salem hosts seminars and symposiums

in honor of Art in Clay exhibit.

New to the Collections • 18

Gifts from Charlotte and Phil Hanes.

ANNUAL REPORT • 22

Old Salem Museums & Gardens reports on progress

and projects path for the future in this special section.

Celebrating 1791 George Washington Events • 26

Old Salem marks the 220th anniversary of George Washington’s

1791 visit with special events and activities.

Calendar of Events • 30

Contents

Old Salem’s bookshelves

have fresh and interest-

ing information.

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Celebrate the artistry of

North Carolina’s historic

potters at the Art in

Clay exhibit.

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Celebrate George

Washington’s 1791 visit

to Salem with special

events and activities.

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New to the Collections,

a significant gift to honor

Thomas A. Gray.

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A holiday tradition is

born at Old Salem.

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Serve over 2oo years of history at your next gathering. Our wine glasses

and trifle bowl feature the “Elfe” fret, after the eighteenth century

cabinetmaker Thomas Elfe, to whom many pieces of furniture with

this decoration have been attributed. You will find a wide variety of

glassware, cooking utensils, linens, home decor items, and much more

at all of our retail shops or online at www.oldsalem.org.

–Balloon Wine Glass, Trifle Bowl, and White Wine Glass

www.oldsalem.org336.721.7350

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From the Pr e s i d en t

D e a r � F r i e n d s ,

Pottery has been an important product in Wachovia from its

earliest days. In Salem, Bethabara, and the surrounding Moravian towns, potters made

utilitarian and decorative ceramics that are as highly collectible now as they were

necessary to day-to-day life for their original owners. Visitors to Old Salem today are

enthralled by the skill and knowledge of our master potter Mike Fox and regularly

comment on how the pottery is one of the highlights of their trip to the museum.

This spring and summer, Old Salem presents Art in Clay, a ground-breaking exhibit

of North Carolina earthenware pottery that celebrates the work of those early crafts-

men and presents new research that places Moravian pottery within a larger earthen-

ware tradition in early North Carolina. Produced in partnership with the Chipstone

Foundation and the Caxambus Foundation, Art in Clay is the culmination of a multi-

year project that showcases the scholarship of several of Old Salem’s staff, including

curator Johanna Brown and archaeologist Michael Hartley.

As you’ll see throughout this issue of the magazine, Art in Clay is only one of the amazing

events that you won’t want to miss at Old Salem in the coming year. The 220th anniversary

of George Washington’s visit to Salem inspires two months of programs focused on the

Father of Our Country. Bringing our nation’s history to today’s citizens, Old Salem will

host a naturalization ceremony on July Fourth. And building on the success of two new

programs introduced last year, we will once again host the Old Salem Bike Race and Car

Show and the new holiday favorite Old Salem Presents Christmas with the Winston-Salem

Symphony.

Whether you are making new memories or celebrating a long-standing family tradition,

I hope your visit to Old Salem in 2011 will actually be several visits. There is something for

everyone to enjoy throughout the year. Thank you for supporting us and, as always,

I look forward to seeing you on the square.

—Lee French, President & CEO, Old Salem Museums & Gardens

old salem museums & gardens administrationLee French

President & CEO

Eric Hoyle

Vice President & CFO

Gary Albert

Vice President Communications

& External Relations

John Larson

Vice President Restoration

Robert Leath

Vice President Collections & Research

Paula Locklair

Vice President Education,

Programming, & Research

Serve over 2oo years of history at your next gathering. Our wine glasses

and trifle bowl feature the “Elfe” fret, after the eighteenth century

cabinetmaker Thomas Elfe, to whom many pieces of furniture with

this decoration have been attributed. You will find a wide variety of

glassware, cooking utensils, linens, home decor items, and much more

at all of our retail shops or online at www.oldsalem.org.

–Balloon Wine Glass, Trifle Bowl, and White Wine Glass

www.oldsalem.org336.721.7350

Perfect for a historicor a tuesday night.celebration.

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Book ReviewsThe Furniture of John Shearer, 1790–1820: “A True North Britain in the Southern Backcountry”By Elizabeth A. Davison | 220 pages, $90.00

Cabinetmaker John Shearer has been an enigmatic char-

acter in the story of material culture in the South for

nearly six decades. In her recently published book, produced

with assistance of MESDA, Elizabeth Davison presents the

fullest exploration to date of John Shearer’s life, furniture,

and political affiliation.

The furniture that John Shearer created is among the

most engaging and intriguing made in the early South.

Indeed, Shearer’s furniture is a valuable lens through which

modern scholars can view the varied political sentiments of

the residents in the Shenandoah Valley after the American

Revolution. Shearer emigrated from Scotland to America in

the late-eighteenth century and retained loyalist sympathies

throughout his life. He used pro-British imagery and inscrip-

tions on his furniture, from the Irish rebellion in 1798 to the

Battle of Trafalger in 1805.

The book accompanies an exhibit on John Shearer’s fur-

niture that opened last autumn at the Daughters of the

American Revolution (DAR) Museum in Washington, DC,

and opened at Colonial Williamsburg in March 2011.

The goal of the book is to be the definitive catalog of all

Shearer’s known work and explore how Shearer’s pro-British

stance hid within or possibly reflected the local attitudes of

his clientele living in the Northern Shenandoah Valley during

the years in which he was active (1790–1820).

MESDA has been influential for many years in the scholarship about Shearer and the identifica-

tion of his surviving furniture. The first article on Shearer furniture was written by John Snyder Jr.

and published in the May 1979 issue of MESDA’s Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts. MESDA’s

acquisition of its monumental Shearer desk and bookcase sparked collecting of Shearer furniture by

other museums and individuals. MESDA’s Object Database has identified and recorded 48 pieces of

Shearer furniture in private and public collections. And MESDA partnered with the DAR Museum

and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley to publish this outstanding book on the life of John

Shearer and his surviving furniture. — Gary Albert

W h a t ’ s � n e w � o n � t h e � O l d � S a l e m � b o o k s h e l f ?

Book Reviews


N o r t h C a r o l i n a S c h o o l s o f L o n g r i f l e s 1 7 6 5 – 1 8 6 5By William W. Ivey | 386 pages, $100.00

An in-depth look at the 100-year heyday of North Carolina

longrifles has recently been published by its author,

well-known collector William W. Ivey.

The text, written from a collector’s point of view, is illus-

trated with admirable photography by Kenneth Orr, a pro-

fessional photographer who is also a longtime collector of

longrifles. Both men have brought obvious passion and exper-

tise to their subject.

The guns, also known as Kentucky rifles, are referred to as

North Carolina Kentucky rifles to distinguish their origins.

A Kentucky rifle is a generally recognizable form accepted

among collectors, historians, and writers. There are also

Virginia Kentucky rifles, Pennsylvania Kentucky rifles, and

so forth. Known for their beauty and workmanship, they are

among the most prized objects in southern, indeed American,

decorative arts.

Many scholars and collectors consider the Kentucky rifle

the greatest of all American decorative arts since their individ-

ual creators were, at any given time, a blacksmith, mechanic,

silversmith, engraver, woodworker, and wood carver.

The book’s selected collection identifies nine schools or

groups with similar decorative features and characteristics.

A final chapter on Confederate arms and accoutrements is a

helpful addition, as is the section of dated maps on the forma-

tion of North Carolina’s counties. — Betsy Allen

Both of these books are available at Old Salem’s Museum Store

in the Horton Museum Center or online at www.oldsalem.org. For more information, call 877-652-7253.

W h a t ’ s � n e w � o n � t h e � O l d � S a l e m � b o o k s h e l f ?


In a town with deep-rooted traditions that

seem to remain unchanged for hundreds

of years, 2010—the 238th year that music has

inspired celebration of Christmas in Salem—saw

something new and wonderful. Old Salem and

the Winston-Salem Symphony, two of Winston-

Salem’s most beloved cultural institutions, part-

nered to celebrate Christmas 2010 with a unique

and moving experience.

Those who attended Old Salem Presents

Christmas with the Winston-Salem Symphony

on December 21st universally commented that it

was a concert of unusual intimacy. The 33-piece

chamber orchestra and the audience seemingly

sat amidst one another in Old Salem’s James A.

Gray Jr. Auditorium. The acoustics of the room

took the voices of guest soloists and entwined

them perfectly with the chamber orchestra.

And during the finale, the 47-member Messiah

Festival Chorus surrounded the audience with

joyous music selected from Handel’s Messiah,

complete with trumpets on high in the balcony

like angels playing from the heavens. The eve-

ning was—in a word—unforgettable.

The program included works from 18th to

21st centuries by Mozart, Menotti, Corelli,

J.C.F. Bach, Vaughan Williams, J.S. Bach, and

the world premiere of Celebrations by Margaret

Vardell Sandresky. Attesting to the specialness

of the concert, it was recorded and broadcast by

WDAV Radio (89.9 FM) on Christmas Eve and

Christmas Day. Old Salem Presents Christmas

with the Winston-Salem Symphony was gener-

ously sponsored by Mrs. Gordon Hanes, The

Old Salem Presents Christmas with the Winston-Salem Symphony� � � � � � � � � � � � �A � N e w � H o l i d a y � T r a d i t i o n � C o n t i n u e s � i n � 2 0 1 1� � �

The Messiah Festival

Chorus surrounds the

audience with joyous

music from Handel’s

Messiah—while

trumpets ring “on high.”

Spring/Summer 2011� 9

James G. Hanes Memorial Fund, and Mr. and

Mrs. William R. Watson with additional support

from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and

Forsyth County and the William R. Kenan Jr.

Charitable Trust.

Many of those who attended Old Salem

Presents Christmas with the Winston-Salem

Symphony told us afterward that they wished we

produced this amazing concert every year. Your

wish is our command. Mark your calendars for

the weekend of December 3–4, 2011 for another

magical music event at Old Salem. We will make

more information about the program and tickets

available on www.oldsalem.org as the year pro-

gresses. m

Mark your calendars:

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Another magical evening of music

at Old Salem.

Old Salem Presents Christmas with the Winston-Salem Symphony� � � � � � � � � � � � �A � N e w � H o l i d a y � T r a d i t i o n � C o n t i n u e s � i n � 2 0 1 1� � �

Photo, above: The

Winston-Salem

Symphony Orchestra

Chamber Ensemble is

conducted by Robert

Moody, music director.

Left: The rich sounds of

the Tannenberg organ

fill the hall.



On October 22, 1755, a small group

of Moravians departed Bethlehem,

Pennsylvania, for Bethabara, North Carolina.

It wasn’t the first group of Moravians to head

South to Wachovia and would not be the last.

What made this group significant is that

Gottfried Aust, the progenitor of the North

Carolina Moravian pottery tradition, was

among the travelers. Remarkably, in less

than a year of his arrival in North Carolina,

Aust had set up a fully functioning success-

ful pottery operation. Within twenty years of

Aust’s establishment of the Wachovia pottery

(which moved from Bethabara to Salem in 1772),

other potters—non-Moravians—had established

themselves in the North Carolina backcountry:

the Albright and Loy families in what is now

Alamance County and the Dennis family in what

is now Randolph County.

Old Salem Museums & Gardens has the largest

collection of surviving North Carolina Moravian

pottery and an exceptional collection of earth-

enware made by other North Carolina potters

working in competition with the Moravians in

the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Since

2006, Old Salem has worked in partnership

with the Chipstone Foundation of Milwaukee,

Wisconsin, on a project that highlights this

important collection as well as related objects in

private and other public collections. The project,

“Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina

Earthenware,” is based on extensive new

research on potters working in North Carolina,

two issues of Ceramics in America (2009 and

2010) dedicated to the project, and the reattribu-

tion of numerous ceramic objects.

by

Johanna

Brown

M a s t e r w o r k s � � o f � N o r t h � C a r o l i n a � E a r t h e n w a r eArt in Clay

M a s t e r w o r k s � � o f � N o r t h � C a r o l i n a � E a r t h e n w a r e


Having shared our scholarly discoveries in

published form, we are now excited to have the

opportunity to share the objects and the research

through the exhibit “Art in Clay: Masterworks

on North Carolina Earthenware” that opened

to the public at Old Salem on March 22, 2011, in

the Frank L. Horton Center Gallery. While the

majority of the objects in the exhibition come

from Old Salem’s collection, the show

also includes objects from The Henry Ford

museum, Colonial Williamsburg, the High

Museum, the North Carolina Pottery Center,

the Mount Shepherd Retreat Center, the

South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and

Anthropology, and the Archaeology Research

Laboratories at UNC-Chapel Hill, as well as

numerous private collections.

“Art in Clay” opened to rave reviews at the

Milwaukee Art Museum in September 2010.

Following its closing at Old Salem on August,

14, 2011, the show will travel to Colonial

Williamsburg (September 26, 2011 through June

24, 2012) and the Huntsville Museum of Art

(October 7, 2012 through January 6, 2013) before

returning to Old Salem.

In addition to the scholars and craftsmen who

have contributed so greatly to our new under-

standing of North Carolina earthenware potting

traditions and the resulting products of the pot-

ters, we are deeply indebted to our many part-

ners in this project. The Caxambas Foundation

of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wells Fargo, the Arts

Council of Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County,

and the John and Anna Hanes Foundation

Art in Clay


have each provided invaluable funding to the

project. Conservation of objects in the exhibi-

tion was paid in large part through the Bahnson

and Anne Gray Endowment for Conservation.

The public and private lenders to the exhibition

deserve special note for their generosity in shar-

ing their objects for study and lending treasured

objects to the traveling exhibition.

What would Gottfried Aust, his contem-

poraries, and the potters that followed in

their footsteps in Salem and the surrounding

Piedmont think of our fascination with the

products of their shops? Did they consider their

work art or were they more concerned with

utility? Would they be flattered or flabbergasted

by our study of the objects they made and our

attempts to understand their form, decoration,

and function?

While we can’t ask the potters directly,

we are delighted for you to ask their pots.

Please join us to experience the remarkable

“Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina

Earthenware.” m

Art in Claycontinued

He is turning the kick wheel with a barefoot. Hands shoot up all through

the group and there’s a chorus of “Do you get splinters?” The wheel stops

and they’re invited to bend down and see how smooth the wheel turns and the

potter starts to shape a lump of clay. Hands go up again and young voices ask

“How did it grow?” With the patience that Job would admire,

the potter explains the pulling and pushing process

required to make a pot “grow.”

A couple of hours with Old Salem’s master potter

Mike Fox can—and probably will—alter your perspective

of history in general and Salem’s


The most delightful questions are provoked when the children are watching the artisan create a pot.

Continued on page 14

Salem Pottery Todayby Betsy Allen

Art in Clay


ceramic heritage in particular. The surprisingly

frequent “oohs” and “ahs” and “awesomes”

from his daily hordes of young student visitors

attest to the impact of Mike’s interpretation.

A visit to the pottery in the Single Brothers’

House not only allows a vivid demonstration of

how pottery has been and is still created but also

an understanding of what pottery has been to

the Salem community through the years. Mike

has developed a clever repartee for his visitors

that includes at least as much history as “how-

tos” about his topic. And his audiences love it.

He covers Salem’s pottery background from

potters Gottfried Aust and Rudolph Christ to

today’s production. He may mention in conver-

sation that one of the basic reasons Salem was

founded was to make money for the church’s

missions. Pottery was big business in the town’s

earliest years, it made the most money of all five

of the profitable trades (tannery, mill, tinsmith,

and gunsmith). It was the town’s most profitable

business after the community store.

In addition to explaining the Moravian abil-

ity to pursue piety and commerce equally,

Mike gives his guests a glimpse of the reasons

underlying the success of his trade. The pot-

ter was making something people needed, and

needed a lot of: pots for food storage. They had

to store their food for use during the times they

couldn’t produce it. Inventories showed dishes

listed in the hundreds. Pots were listed in the

thousands. This segment of Mike’s presentation

often requires more detail for the youngsters

to fully understand it. As he explains “Societal

change has changed my interpretation. Today’s

children lack common points of reference. They

don’t realize their grandparents put up pickles

in crocks. It is an unfamiliar item to them. They

must be reminded that there was no glass, no

plastic in the eighteenth century. Except for dry-

ing food, pottery storage was the only option.

Interpretation has to change based on society’s

perception of history.”

After visitors look around the pottery asking

“What’s that?” about everything in sight, from

rundlets and pipkins to ring flasks and slip cups,

the teachers have to all but push them out to go

to the next stops on their tour. Another group

comes in and the excited questions start again.

This class may get around to asking about the

molds and the examples of press molded pottery

that are stacked on the shelves. From pipes and

doll heads to bundt pans and fish flasks, the pot-

tery’s products are as numerous as the questions

they provoke. To see them through children’s

eyes is an enchanting experience.

Visitors get to see and perhaps buy, in one

of Old Salem’s stores, some of Mike’s finished

pottery products. But they take home much

more than a charming inkwell or an animal

Salem Pottery Todaycontinued

Footwork is important

to the success of hand-

thrown pottery. Artisan

Mike Fox demonstrates

his work on a foot-pow-

ered potter’s wheel.


flask. They met and got to know the man who

made their pottery. Some of his philosophy

comes along with his descriptions of his work.

“I do what I do to get the public interested in

history. Our Old Salem education programs

have produced at least four professional, prac-

ticing historians just since I’ve been here. We

promote history, not only as preservation of the

past to learn from, but also as an exciting field

to consider as a profession.”

In the course of his 15 years in the pottery,

Mike has created over 1,500 items for sale in the

museum’s shops. He has made more small fish

flasks and toy birds than any other single item.

They sell best. But his pride of lions, parliament

of owls, schools of fish, brood of chickens as well

as dolls and pipe heads have added color and

variety to his inventory of wares.

Mike started at Old Salem seventeen years

ago as a tour interpreter. As part of his train-

ing, he was given a reading list that included

John Bivins, Jr.’s The Moravian Potters in North

Carolina. He credits that book with making him

realize just how important pottery was to the

town of Salem and his continuing fascination

with the subject, the craft and its history. Mike

has spent most of his life in Forsyth County.

Coming home after earning a degree in English

at Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Alabama, he

was a substitute teacher for about a year before

joining the staff at Old Salem. He married the

girl who was the summer intern in the pottery

shop when he started. He and Khristy have a

daughter who shares her parents’ pleasure in

pottery. They are Moravians with a long standing

interest and continuing devotion to Old Salem

and its traditions.

The exhibit “Art in Clay: Masterworks of

North Carolina Earthenware” celebrates the

rich heritage of pottery in Salem and Piedmont

North Carolina. After enjoying the exhibit,

everyone should take the extra time to walk up

Main Street to Mike Fox’s pottery in the Single

Brothers’ House. There they will experience a

master potter at work and a master teacher

who continues to support Salem’s ceramic

heritage as it has been done since the town’s

earliest days. m

Art in Clay

Mike Fox cuts a thrown

pot from the wheel,

preparing it to be hand

finished, air dried,

and kiln fired.


Founders�Gala��|��March�19Celebrating the vision, leadership, and gen-erosity of the citizens who came together in 1950 to begin the preservation of what is now Old Salem Museums & Gardens, the museum hosted its second Founders Gala in March. Our founders launched one of the greatest historic preservation and landscape reclamation efforts in the history of the United States. Highlights of the gala included a sneak peak of “Art in Clay” and the musical talents of Tony Award winning singer/actor Brian Stokes Mitchell, who has been dubbed “The Last Leading Man” by the New York Times.

Art�in�Clay�Symposium��|��April�14–16Two days of lectures by many of the scholars involved with the “Art in Clay” project, includ-ing exhibit co-curators Johanna Brown, Luke Beckerdite, and Rob Hunter, as well as Old Salem archaeologist Michael O. Hartley, archaeologist Linda Carnes-McNaughton, and potters Hal and Eleanor Pugh and Mary Farrell. One feature of the symposium sure to appeal to those attending is a scheduled trip to area potteries.

Old�Salem�Pottery�Fair��|��May�21Another treat related to the exhibit is a pot-tery fair during Old Salem’s Spring Festival. Contemporary potters from all over the state of North Carolina will have their wares for sale on Salem Square.

Art�that�Works��Saturday�Seminar��|��June�11Moravian pottery will share the stage with the products of other trades practiced in Salem in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in a symposium on Moravian decorative arts and material culture in Salem. This seminar will include presentations by Curator of Moravian Decorative Arts Johanna Brown, independent scholar Brenda Hornsby-Heindl, as well as dem-onstrations by the Old Salem historic tradesmen in the trade shops.

For more information about these events related to “Art in Clay,” visit www.oldsalem.org.

Art in Clay Events During the course of the “Art in Clay” exhibit, Old Salem Museums & Gardens will host a number of related programs:

Spring/Summer 2011� 17

Art in ClayThe shelves in the Single Brothers’ House

feature the work of potter Mike Fox.


In June 2010, one of the late Frank L. Horton’s dreams came true. Horton had long admired

two of most important pieces of North Carolina Piedmont furniture to survive, a chest

of drawers with an idiosyncratic pediment and a miniature chest of drawers with the initials

“SS.” With identical construction techniques, the pieces were obviously made by the same

cabinetmaker. But who was it?

Both objects were included in the groundbreaking southern fur-

niture exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 1952 as

masterworks from the collection of the late Ralph P. Hanes, one of

the pioneer collectors of North Carolina Piedmont decorative arts.

Hanes’s son, the late R. Phillip Hanes, Jr., had promised Frank that

one day the two pieces would come to MESDA. In the summer of

2010, he called the museum’s curators to fulfill that magnificent

promise.

While they had been appreciated for decades, the objects still had

important secrets to reveal. Previously unnoticed, scrawled in pencil

on the back of a drawer of the larger chest of drawers was a clue to

their maker: the name John McCay. Research proved that McCay

was a Scots-Irish farmer living in northeast Mecklenburg County in

the late-eighteenth century, and either he or someone in his family

was probably the original owner. Living near the McCays was a well-

known and prosperous cabinetmaker, Amos Alexander, the most

likely maker. Because of the construction similarities, Alexander

probably also made the miniature chest of drawers with the initials

“SS.” Its original owner is still unknown.

The characteristics of Alexander’s work include the heavy-

band inlaid lunettes surrounding the drawers and drawer pulls.

Previously, the furniture with these details had been known simply as the “Heavy Band Inlay

Group,” but now they can be safely attributed to Alexander. Other characteristics include

the ogee bracket feet with exposed dovetails on the side, and back boards that extend all the

way to the floor and cover the rear bracket feet creating an unusual double back foot. Today,

a significant number of chests of drawers in the group survive, many of them found in the

Mecklenburg County area. However, the pitch pediment on this particular example with its

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New to the Collection

Both objects were included in

the groundbreaking southern

furniture exhibition at the

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

in 1952 as masterworks from

the collection of the late Ralph

P. Hanes, one of the pioneer

collectors of North Carolina

Piedmont decorative arts.

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by Robert A. Leath

The Chest of Drawers

and Miniature Chest

attributed to maker

Amos Alexander provide

complementary quality

and contrasting size as

a treasured part of the

MESDA collection.


Chest of DrawersPossibly by Amos Alexander

(1769–1847)

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

1790–1800Walnut, light wood inlay, yellow pine

HOA: 54 5/8", WOA: 32", DOA: 19 1/4"

Gift of Charlotte and Philip Hanes in honor of Thomas A. Gray for his

multiple contributions to MESDA and Old Salem. Acc. 5594.1


applied scrolls, inlaid floral decoration, and arched drawer in the tympanum makes it a truly

exceptional piece of North Carolina Piedmont furniture.

As two of Winston-Salem’s most generous philanthropists, Charlotte and Phil Hanes

graciously specified that this special gift was made in honor of Thomas A. Gray for his mul-

tiple and significant contributions to Old Salem and MESDA. The pieces are now proudly

and prominently displayed in MESDA’s newest changing exhibition curated by Director of

Research June Lucas, “The Neatest Pieces…of Any Description: North Carolina Piedmont

Furniture 1780-1860.” This exhibition will remain on view in the Douglas Gallery through

August 2011. m

Robert Leath is Vice President of Collections & Research and Chief Curator at Old Salem

Museums & Gardens.

Miniature Chest of Drawers Possibly Amos Alexander (1769–1847)

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

1790-1800Walnut, light wood inlay, yellow pine

HOA: 14 1/2", WOA: 11", DOA: 8 5/16"

Gift of Charlotte and Philip Hanes in honor of Thomas A. Gray for his multiple contributions to MESDA and Old Salem. Acc. 5594.2

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M a y�May�through�July ExHiBiT CASES of George Washington

memorabilia and George Washington-related objects will be exhibited in the Salem Tavern, the Old Salem Visitor Center, and MESDA. included with an All-in-One ticket.

20-21� Friday,�Saturday WASHiNGTON ViSiTS SALEM! Popular

George Washington re-enactor, Dean Malissa, will be here to recreate Washington’s much anticipated arrival at the Salem Tavern on May 31, 1791. He will entertain the public on Saturday

· hands-on activities & demonstrations to reflect Washington throughout the district

· cooking demonstrations with cherries and grapes

· hands-on cooking activity making hoe cakes swimming in butter and honey—Washington’s favorite breakfast—and other recipes from Washington’s cookbook

· writing Washington’s “Rules of Civility” with a quill pen

· creating a theorem painting of cherries on white velvet

· puppet show titled The Legend of Betsy Ross

included with an All-in-One ticket.

Two years after his inauguration as the first president of

the United States in 1789, George Washington embarked

a tour of the southern states in the spring of 1791.

He toured the region to assess firsthand the circum-

stances in the South.

Washington’s Southern Tour began in the

eastern parts of the Carolinas and Georgia and

then returned to Virginia via a more west-

ern route. The President left Salisbury, North

Carolina about 4:00 a.m. on May 31, 1791. He

arrived in Salem about 3:00 in the afternoon.

He was accompanied by his secretary, Major

Jackson, and the “necessary servants.” Altogether

there were seven men and eleven horses that were

accommodated at Salem’s Tavern. On June 1st, North

Carolina Governor, Alexander Martin came to Salem to

meet with the President. The people of Salem extended warm

hospitality to these special guests, which included good meals,

good music, and tours of the town, trade shops, and schools.

The President’s time with the Moravians in Salem was a

pleasant and informative visit. In his diary, Washington noted

how impressed he was with the neat orderly appearance of

the town and the hard-working attitude of its residents.

In turn, the Moravians were taken with Washington’s

friendly manner, particularly with children.

Washington shared the Moravians love of music,

and the President requested the band that greeted

him on his arrival to also play while he enjoyed

his dinner.

The following day, June 1, the Moravians gave

Washington a tour of the town, including the trade

shops and congregation buildings. He was par-

ticularly interested in Salem’s extensive waterworks.

North Carolina Governor Alexander Martin arrived late

in the afternoon, and he and the President attended a “sing-

stunde” with singing and instrumental music. The President

and entourage left early on the morning of June 2nd, and

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Visits Salem

Celebrating the 220th anniversary of President George Washington’s two-day visit to Salem, Old Salem presents a number of events and programs this spring and summer:

Enjoy an entertaining puppet

show “The Legend of Betsy Ross”

at Washington Visits Salem day.


27–28� Friday,�Saturday SPECiAL EVENiNG TOURS themed

“Dawn of a New Nation.” Guests will learn about Salem’s position in the Revolutionary War and then visit the Single Brothers’ House where they will hear about the 1783 celebration of the peace following the Revolution, with the original music on the Tannenberg organ. Next they will travel to the Salem Tavern to play tavern games popular in the new nation, hear music, and enjoy refreshments—all while learning about the new America, and one of Salem’s most famous visitors: George Washington.

We recommend that guests wear com-fortable clothing and shoes because this tour includes walking distances in a hilly area, standing outside, and stand-ing for long periods of time. The Salem Tavern is not handicapped accessible.

Tours are available for a limited number of people and are booked on a first come, first served basis. Please call 1-800-441-5305 to reserve your space.

Tours depart at 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, and 8:00 pm from the Herbst House on Main Street in Old Salem. Please arrive at the Herbst House 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time.

Adults: $20; children $15. Friends of Old Salem $18 for adults and $13 for children.

J u n eLate�May/June� WHEN THE CHERRiES ARE RiPE,

hands-on cooking activities featuring cherries and preservation of cherries. Stories from Weems’ Life of Washington (where the myth of George Washington and the cherry tree began) will be read. Visit www.oldsalem.org for dates and times as they become available.

June–July� OLD SALEM’S “5 YESTERDAYS” AND

“3 YESTERDAYS” SUMMER CAMP will both focus on activities related to George Washington. Visit www.oldsa-lem.org/5-yesterdays for registration information.

4�� Saturday� MESDA SATURDAY SEMiNAR will

focus on the objects that surrounded and celebrated America’s founding father, George Washington. The seminar will feature Carol Borchert Cadou, Vice President of Collections and Senior Curator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Registration required. Visit www.mesda.org. $50 per person; $40 for Friends of Old Salem, including lunch; 10:00 am–1:00 pm, Horton Museum Center.

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J u n e �continued18� Saturday “MUSiC FOR THE FiRST PRESiDENT”

program featuring music throughout the historic district:

· David & Ginger Hildebrand present the program George Washington: Music for the First President. The Hildebrands operate The Colonial Music institute in Severna Park, Maryland with a mission to bring history to life through music.

· United States Marine Band will perform an early evening concert of patriotic music on the Salem Square.

· violin music played throughout the day at the Salem Tavern.

· performance of the Singstunde (song service) that George Washington attended while in Salem on the period organ in the Single Brothers’ House

· Moravian Brass Band performing throughout the day.

included with All-in-One ticket.

19� Sunday “MUSiC FOR THE FiRST PRESiDENT”

program. Performances on Old Salem’s historic piano forte in the Gray Auditorium at the Old Salem Visitor Center by renowned forte pianist, Andrew Willis, Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a recognized perform-er on historic pianos.

J u l y1�&�2��Friday�&�Saturday SPECiAL EVENiNG TOURS themed

“Dawn of a New Nation.” Guests will learn about Salem’s position in the Revolutionary War and then visit the Single Brothers’ House where they will hear about the 1783 celebration of the peace following the Revolution, with the original music on the Tannenberg organ. Next they will travel to the Salem Tavern to play tavern games popular

in the new nation, hear music, and enjoy refreshments—all while learning about the new America, and one of Salem’s most famous visitors: George Washington.

We recommend that guests wear com-fortable clothing and shoes because this tour includes walking distances in a hilly area, standing outside, and stand-ing for long periods of time. The Salem Tavern is not handicapped accessible.

Tours are available to a limited num-ber of people and are booked on a first come, first served basis. Please call 1-800-441-5305 to reserve your space.

Tours depart at 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, and 8:00 pm from the Herbst House on Main Street in Old Salem. Please arrive at the Herbst House 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time.

Adults: $20; children $15. Friends of Old Salem $18 for adults and $13 for children.

4�� Monday� iNDEPENDENCE DAY:

· participate in an 18th-century celebra-tion of independence Day with many activities and demonstrations taking place throughout the historic district

· witness the official U.S. immigration Service naturalization ceremony when up to 200 immigrants from the west-ern part of North Carolina will become citizens of the United States (visit www.oldsalem.org for information)

· Color Guard from Sons of the American Revolution on site all day

· re-enactment of the first official independence Day celebration in America on July 4, 1783, in Salem with a performance of the “Psalm of Joy,” written in 1783 by composer Johann Friedrich Peter for this special event. Prior to the performance by the Moramus Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, Rev. Dr. Nola Knouse, Director of the Moravian Music Foundation, will describe how the “Psalm of Joy” was conceived and written. Home Moravian Church, 2:00 pm, free. Funding for this pre-sentation of the “Psalm of Joy” is provided by the Wachovia Historical Society and the Salem Congregation, with additional support from the Moravian Music Foundation, Home Moravian Church and the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

· re-enactment of the 1791 procession around Salem Square, 5:00 pm.

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Celebrating George Washington’s 1791 visit to Old Salem, key dates:

Washington Visits Salem | May 20, 21Dawn of a New Nation evening tours | May 27, 28 and July 1, 2

5 Yesterdays and 3 Yesterdays summer camps | June, JulyMusic for the First President | June 18, 19

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A P R i LAll�Month ExHiBiT: ART iN CLAY:

MASTERWORKS OF NORTH CAROLiNA EARTHENWARE During the last half of the 18th century, pot-ters of European and British descent introduced a variety of Old World ceramic traditions to the Carolina backcoun-try. On view are 160 of the most masterful slipware dishes and other ceramic objects made by Moravian potters at Salem and Bethabara and contempo-rary Germanic and British craftsmen in other areas of the North Carolina Piedmont. Horton Museum Center. $8 adult/$4 child or $6 adult/$3 child with purchase of All-in-One ticket.

2�� Saturday OPERA: THE POOR SOLDiER was

President George Washington’s favorite opera. Students in the opera department at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will perform this charming piece. Prior to the per-formance, Dr. David Hildebrand of the Colonial Music institute, will talk about the role of music in Washington’s life. A reception and Q&A session with per-formers and Dr. Hildebrand will con-clude the evening. 7 pm in the James A. Gray Auditorium in the Old Salem Visitor Center. $20 adults / $18 stu-dents. Call 336-721-7350 for tickets.

2�� Saturday GARDEN WORKSHOP: GARDENiNG

WiTH CHiLDREN Nurture the love of nature and gardening in children. This workshop provides family fun and offers tips for successful gardening with children. Taught by JoAnn Yates, Horticultural Therapist and owner of Branching Out, LLC. 10 am. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

9�� Saturday PRESiDENT WASHiNGTON & THE

LAND Learn about President George Washington’s early work as a surveyor and the challenges of surveying the new land of America with author and historian Jim Daniel, well-known as “The Colonial Surveyor.” Visit our gar-dens and learn about horticulture in the time of Washington. Participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations that will entertain the whole family, including rifle firings with the Salem militia and making a paper pot and planting a seed. included with an All-in-One ticket.

PUPPET SHOW: “Dolley Madison and the Uninvited Guests” 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, Horton Museum Center. included with an All-in-One ticket, or $2 per person for puppet show only.

9�� Saturday DAY TRiP: BEHiND THE VENEER:

THOMAS DAY, MASTER CABiNETMAKER The St. Philips African American Complex in Old Salem is sponsoring a day trip to view the exhi-bition, Behind the Veneer: Thomas Day, Master Cabinetmaker at the North Carolina Museum in Raleigh. The trip will also include a tour of original slave dwellings at Historic Stagville in Durham and a lunch stop and shopping at The Southpoint Mall. Bus will depart Old Salem at 8 am and return between 5:30 pm and 6 pm. $25 (includes bus transportation and snacks). Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

12� Tuesday MUSEUM CLASS: HiSTORiC EASTER

EGG DYEiNG Yes, Moravians some-times dyed eggs to celebrate Easter! And sometimes the eggs had designs

drawn on them, and they could be saved from year to year, often given as a gift. in this class, learn how to cre-ate several natural dyes for eggs and decorate them. Participants will get to take home several eggs they dye themselves. A great way to decorate for Easter, and to learn something that can be done year after year at home, continuing a wonderful tradition! 6 pm, Single Brothers’ Workshop. $20 per person/$18 for Friends of Old Salem. Minimum age: 8 years old (any-one under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Space is limited, pre-registration required by calling 800-441-5305.

13� Wednesday LECTURE & BOOKSiGNiNG: THE

FOUNDiNG GARDNERS Continuing the theme of Washington as a farmer and respecter of the land, Andrea Wulf, award-winning author, will speak about her new book: The Founding Gardeners. The New York Times Book Review says that “…Wulf’s flair for sto-rytelling is combined with scholarship, brio and a charmingly airy style.” 5 pm lecture, booksigning, and reception; Horton Museum Center. $5.

15–16�Friday�and�Saturday SYMPOSiUM: ART iN CLAY:

“REVOLUTiON AND REVELATiON iN NORTH CAROLiNA EARTHENWARE” Held in conjunction with the landmark exhibition “Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware,” this sym-posium examines how the world came to North Carolina through the hands of its potters. Major scholars will trace their continually expanding discoveries of the colorful North Carolina earth-enware tradition. Lecturers include exhibit curators Johanna Brown, Luke Beckerdite, and Robert Hunter, joined by archeologists Michael O. Hartley and Linda F. Carnes-McNaughton; scholars Aaron Fogleman, Craig D. Atwood, and Hal Pugh; and practicing potters Michelle Erickson and Mary Farrell. Philip Zea, Executive Director of Historic Deerfield, will deliver the symposium’s keynote lecture. $250 per person / $235 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem. Registration for only the


Pre-registration for programs is requested if so indicated.

Call 336-721-7350, FAX 336-721-7335 or visit www.oldsalem.org for more information.

Friday night keynote and reception and Saturday lectures and lunch: $195 per person / $180 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem. To register, or for more information, call 336-721-7360, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.MESDA.org/AiC.

16� Saturday GARDEN WORKSHOP: GARDENiNG

WiTH CHiLDREN Nurture the love of nature and gardening in children. This workshop provides family fun and offers tips for successful gardening with children. Taught by JoAnn Yates, Horticultural Therapist and owner of Branching Out, LLC. 10 am. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

16� Saturday OLD SALEM HEiRLOOM PLANT

SALE Heirloom flowers, herbs, and shrubs from Old Salem’s Horticulture Department will be available at The Garden Shop at T. Bagge Merchant, 626 S. Main Street at Salem Square. Sale continues throughout the growing season while supply lasts.

20� Wednesday GARDEN WORKSHOP: RAiN GARDENS

Do you have a downspout? Run-off problem? Then you should install a rain garden. Learn the basics of using plants and soil to manage rainwa-ter run-off and the potential funding sources. Led by Wendi Hartup, Forsyth County Cooperative Extension (Natural Resources Agent) and Linda Birdsong, Forsyth Soil & Water Conservation District (Community Conservation). 5:30 pm, WHERE? COST? Space is lim-ited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

23� Saturday EASTER EGG HUNT 10 am. Miksch

Garden. included with an All-in-One ticket.

OLD SALEM EASTER Famed for its Easter morning Sunrise Service, Salem’s Moravian community has always observed this important holi-day. Celebrate the season by trying your hand at painting an Easter egg as it has been done for centuries, join us for “vesper” to share some tradi-tional sugar cake, and visit the Single Brothers’ Saal to hear Easter chorales on the Tannenberg Organ. included with an All-in-One ticket.

CHiLDREN’S STORY TiME: EASTER MAUS A reading of a Moravian story about the beloved mouse and Easter followed by a hands-on Easter egg painting in the Vierling House. 11 am, St. Philips Log Church. included with an All-in-One ticket.

28� Thursday MUSEUM CLASS: SLiP TRAiL POTTERY

Join Mike Fox, manager of the Single Brothers’ Pottery, to decorate two slip trailed plates. Slip trailing was used to decorate many types of Moravian Pottery. Pottery must be fired after completion & can be picked up at a later date. 6 pm, Single Brothers’ Workshop. $30 per person/$27 for Friends of Old Salem. Minimum age: 14 years old (anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Space is limited, pre-registration required by calling 800-441-5305.

MUSEUM CLASS: PEWTER SPOON Join us to make pewter spoons. Each participant will leave with one finished spoon and second spoon casting that they can finish at home. Participants should wear long pants and closed toe shoes as you will be working near a fire with molten pewter. 6 pm, Single Brothers’ House. $35 per person/$32 for Friends of Old Salem. Minimum age: 14 years old (anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Space is limited, pre-registration required by calling 800-441-5305.

30� Saturday GARDEN WORKSHOP: BUTTERFLY

GARDENiNG Simply offering the right food and shelter will attract these “floating flowers” to your yard and garden. Led by Jim Nottke, Master Gardener and member of the Carolina Butterfly Society. 10 am. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

M A YAll�Month ExHiBiT: ART iN CLAY:

MASTERWORKS OF NORTH CAROLiNA EARTHENWARE Exhibit continues, presenting 160 of the most masterful slipware dishes and other ceramic objects made by Moravian potters at Salem and Bethabara and contemporary Germanic and British craftsmen in other areas of the North Carolina Piedmont. Horton Museum Center. $8 adult/$4 child or $6 adult/$3 child with purchase of All-in-One ticket.

5�� Thursday MUSEUM CLASS: PEWTER SPOON

Join us to make pewter spoons. Each participant will leave with one finished spoon and second spoon casting that they can finish at home. Participants should wear long pants and closed toe shoes as you will be working near a fire with molten pewter. 6 pm, Single Brothers’ House. $35 per person/$32 for Friends of Old Salem. Minimum age: 14 years old (anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Space is limited, pre-registration required by calling 800-441-5305.

14� Saturday GARDEN WORKSHOP: BACKYARD

CHiCKENS Chickens are easily kept in the city too! Learn about breeds and how to feed and shelter a back-yard flock. Led by Amy Thomas, Forsyth County Cooperative Extension (Livestock Agent). 10 am. Space is lim-ited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.


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M A Y continued�18� Wednesday ORGAN RECiTAL Join

us as Susan Bates performs on the 1800 Tannenberg Organ. 12 noon, James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium in the Old Salem Visitor Center. Free.

18� Wednesday� GARDEN WORKSHOP: HORTiCULTURE

THERAPY The benefits of gardening extend beyond beauty and good food… think pleasure, relaxation, and rehabili-tation. Led by Lea Nading, Horticulture Therapist, Earth Touch Program. 5:30 pm, Space is limited, pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

22–June�30 ST. PHiLiPS TOUR: EMANCiPATiON

Tour Historic St. Philips Church where freedom was announced on May 21, 1865. Guests on the tour will receive a memento copy of General Orders 32, the document read by a Union Army Calvary chaplain at the church to enslaved persons living in and around Salem. See oldsalem.org for details.

25� Wednesday ORGAN RECiTAL Join us as Donald

Armitage performs on the 1800 Tannenberg Organ. 12 noon, James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium in the Old Salem Visitor Center. Free.

21� Saturday POTTERY FAiR ON THE SQUARE

Contemporary potters from all over the state of North Carolina will have their wares for sale on Salem Square along with pottery demonstrations. Free.

21–22�Saturday�and�Sunday GEORGE WASHiNGTON ViSiTS

SALEM! Popular George Washington re-enactor Dean Malissa will be fea-tured in a re-creation of Washington’s visit to Salem on May 31, 1791. The President will entertain all day Saturday. Washington-related hands-on activities and demonstrations will be held throughout the district both days. included with an All-in-One ticket.

22–31�Daily� ST. PHiLiPS TOUR: EMANCiPATiON

Tour Historic St. Philips Church where freedom was announced on May 21, 1865. Guests on the tour will receive a memento copy of General Orders 32, the document read by a Union Army Calvary chaplain at the church to enslaved persons living in and around Salem. Visit www.oldsalem.org for details and more information.

27–28��Friday�and�Saturday EVENiNG TOUR: DAWN OF A NEW

NATiON Guests will learn about Salem’s position in the Revolutionary War and then visit the Single Brothers’ House where they will hear about the 1783 celebration of the peace follow-ing the Revolution, with the original music on the Tannenberg organ, fol-lowed by a tour of the Salem Tavern to play tavern games popular in the new nation, hear music, and enjoy refreshments. We recommend that guests wear comfortable clothing and shoes because this tour includes walk-ing distances in a hilly area, standing outside, and standing for long periods of time. The Salem Tavern is not handi-capped accessible. Tours are available to a limited number of people and are booked on a first come, first served basis. Please call 1-800-441-5305 to reserve your space. Tours depart at 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, and 8:00 pm from the Herbst House on Main Street in Old Salem. Please arrive at the Herbst House 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time. Adults: $20; chil-dren $15. Friends of Old Salem $18 for adults and $13 for children.

28� Saturday MUSEUM CLASS: GARDEN RAKE Using

a shaving horse, drawknife, and just a handful of other tools, each student will build a wooden garden rake. We pro-vide you with a freshly cut log and all the needed tools, just in time to redress your spring garden beds for summer crops. Students will saw, split, use drawknife, and even make the wooden tines. Suitable for varied skill levels. Full-day class. if you have a favorite shaving horse and drawknife they are welcome to attend. Class will meet at 9 am in the Salem Tavern barn and work in Tavern meadow, weather per-mitting. $85 per person. Minimum age 16 years old (anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Space is limited to 8 students, pre-registration required by calling 800-441-5305.

CAR SHOW: BMW COLLECTORS German engineering isn’t just half-tim-bered buildings and sugar cake. Stroll the streets of Old Salem and enjoy rare and beautiful BMWs. Free.

J U N EAll�Month ExHiBiT: “ART iN CLAY:

MASTERWORKS OF NORTH CAROLiNA EARTHENWARE” The 18th century show featuring 160 of the most masterful slipware dishes and other ceramic objects made by Moravian pot-ters continues. Horton Museum Center. $8 adult/$4 child or $6 adult/$3 child with purchase of All-in-One ticket.

All�Month,�daily ST. PHiLiPS TOUR: EMANCiPATiON

Tour Historic St. Philips Church where freedom was announced on May 21, 1865. Guests on the tour will receive a memento copy of General Orders 32, the document read by a Union Army Calvary chaplain at the church to enslaved persons living in and around Salem. See oldsalem.org for details.

4� Saturday SEMiNAR: THE DECORATiVE ARTS

OF GEORGE WASHiNGTON Explore objects that surrounded and cel-ebrated America’s founding father, George Washington. Speakers: Carol Borchert Cadou, Vice President of Collections and Senior Curator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and Daniel Ackermann, Associate Curator, MESDA. $50 / $40 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem. included lunch. To register, or for more informa-tion, call 336-721-7360 or e-mail [email protected].

11� Saturday SEMiNAR: THE WORK OF THEiR

HANDS: ART AND FAiTH iN EVERYDAY OBJECTS in conjunction with the exhibition “Art in Clay,” this seminar focuses on the beliefs and aesthet-ics of the Moravians as revealed in the trades and crafts of the men and women of the early Salem commu-

nity. Morning lectures will be followed by afternoon demonstrations of the historic trades and crafts practiced in Salem in the trade shops and historic houses of Salem. $75 / $65 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem. included lunch. To register, or for more infor-mation, call 336-721-7360 or e-mail [email protected].

11� Saturday GARDEN WORKSHOP: SALEM CREEK

FLORA & FAUNA Foxes, hawks, ducks, deer in the middle of the city? Tour the area proposed to showcase the flora and fauna of Salem Creek. Led by Cornelia W. Barr, Chair, Board of Directors, Gateway Environmental initiative. 9:30 am. Meet at the Old Salem Greenhouse parking lot, 845 S. Poplar Street. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

15� Wednesday GARDEN WORKSHOP: NORTH

CAROLiNA NATiVE FLOWERS All around us are native species to rec-ognize and appreciate. North Carolina has some of the most interesting. Led by Kathy Schlosser, noted author and authority of native plants. 5:30 pm. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

18� Saturday MUSiC FOR THE FiRST PRESiDENT

Music programming through-out the historic district celebrat-ing President George Washington. David & Ginger Hildebrand present George Washington: Music for the First President. The Hildebrands bring his-tory to life through music. The United States Marine Band will perform an


Pre-registration for programs is requested if indicated.



Call 336-721-7350, Fax 336-721-7335 or visit www.oldsalem.org for more information.

Group rates are available for holiday events. Call the Group Tour Office Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at 1-800-441-5305, toll free.

Your�All-in-One�Ticket to Salem includes admission to many events. Some events, when noted, require an additional ticket and reservations. For more infor-mation on tickets and pricing, call 336-721-7350.

Hours: Old Salem Visitor Center is open Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:30-5:00 p.m. Exhibit buildings are open Tuesday–Saturday 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., except Sunday when they are open 1:00–4:30 p.m. Old Salem Museums & Gardens is closed on Mondays, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day.

The�MESDA�Auditorium�is�located�in�the�Horton�Museum�Center.

Museum�Class�Registrations: Please call 800-441-5305 to reserve a place in any of the Museum Classes.

Workshop�Registrations: Please call 800-441-5305 to reserve a place in any of the workshops.

MESDA�Seminar�Registrations: Please call 336-721-7360.

Note: All outdoor programs will be held weather permitting.


early evening concert of patriotic music on Salem Square. Violin music throughout the day at the Salem Tavern. Performance of the Singstunde (song service) that George Washington attended while in Salem on the period organ in the Single Brothers’ House. Moravian Brass Band performing throughout the day. included with an All-in-One ticket.

19� Sunday MUSiC FOR THE FiRST PRESiDENT

Performances on Old Salem’s historic piano forte at the Gray Auditorium in the Visitor Center by renowned forte pianist, Andrew Willis, Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a recognized performer on historic pianos. included with an All-in-One ticket.

20-24�or�27–July�1,�Monday-Friday SUMMER CAMP: FiVE YESTERDAYS

This session is for rising 6th through 8th graders (see July for grades 3-5). This one-of-a-kind learning program offers hands-on summer sessions that concentrate on the crafts, trades, and lifestyles of the Moravians who lived in Salem in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Campers will learn history while strengthening their listening, criti-cal thinking, and social skills. Activities are carefully planned according to age and ability, ensuring that every child benefits from the program. Activities include working with textiles, pot-tery, hearth cooking, and other early American skills and trades. The week culminates with a Lovefeast at Home Moravian Church. 9 am – noon daily. $175 per camper / $140 for Friends of Old Salem. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

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MASTERWORKS OF NORTH CAROLiNA EARTHENWARE” The 18th century show featuring 160 of the most masterful slipware dishes and other ceramic objects made by Moravian pot-ters continues. Horton Museum Center. $8 adult/$4 child or $6 adult/$3 child with purchase of All-in-One ticket.

1–2�� Friday�and�Saturday EVENiNG TOUR: DAWN OF A NEW

NATiON Guests will learn about Salem’s position in the Revolutionary War and then visit the Single Brothers’ House where they will hear about the 1783 celebration of the peace follow-ing the Revolution, with the original music on the Tannenberg organ, fol-lowed by a tour of the Salem Tavern to play tavern games popular in the new nation, hear music, and enjoy refresh-ments. We recommend that guests wear comfortable clothing and shoes because this tour includes walking dis-tances in a hilly area, standing outside, and standing for long periods of time. The Salem Tavern is not handicapped accessible. Tours are available to a lim-ited number of people and are booked on a first come, first served basis. Please call 1-800-441-5305 to reserve your space. Tours depart at 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, and 8:00 pm from the Herbst House on Main Street in Old Salem. Please arrive at the Herbst House 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time. Adults: $20; children $15. Friends of Old Salem $18 for adults and $13 for children.

4�� Monday iNDEPENDENCE DAY Celebrate

July 4th as the Moravians did in the 18th century. Witness an official US immigration Service naturalization cer-emony. The Color Guard from the Sons of the American Revolution will be onsite all day. Many activities and dem-onstrations taking place throughout the historic district. A free performance of the “Psalm of Joy” at 2 pm, sponsored by the Wachovia Historical Society and the Salem Congregation, with addi-tional support from the Moravian Music Foundation, Home Moravian Church and the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Re-enactment of the 1791 procession around Salem Square, 5 pm. Visit www.oldsalem.org for more information.

5–7�� Tuesday–Thursday SUMMER CAMP: THREE YESTERDAYS

This session is for rising 1st and 2nd graders. Campers are invited to follow Herr Kater through Salem and discover how children worked, learned, and played long ago. Activities include mak-ing and playing with 18th century toys, hearth cooking, gardening, learning in a traditional classroom, and a puppet show with Herr Kater. 9 am – noon daily. $100 per camper / $85 for Friends of Old Salem. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

5–29 MESDA SUMMER iNSTiTUTE: THE

CAROLiNA LOW COUNTRY Exploring the decorative arts and material culture of the Carolina Low Country, with a focus on Charleston as an Atlantic port city. The program’s month-long curriculum includes lectures by leading scholars in American and Low Country decorative arts and material culture, discussions, artifact studies, research projects, and a six-day study trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Louis Nelson, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia, is the 2011 UVA Resident Scholar. The MESDA Summer institute is a partnership between the Museum of Early Southern

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Decorative Arts and the University of Virginia’s Graduate Program in the History of Art and Architecture. Students receive three hours of graduate credit through the University of Virginia. Applications are due April 20, 2011. For more information visit the 2011 Summer institute website www.mesda.org/Si or contact Sally Gant at [email protected] / 336-721-7361.

11–15� Monday–Friday SUMMER CAMP: FiVE YESTERDAYS

This session is for rising 3rd through 5th graders (see June for grades 6-8). This one-of-a-kind learning program offers hands-on summer sessions that concen-trate on the crafts, trades, and lifestyles of the Moravians who lived in Salem in the late 18th and early 19th centu-ries. Campers will learn history while strengthening their listening, critical thinking, and social skills. Activities are carefully planned according to age and

ability, ensuring that every child benefits from the program. Activities include working with textiles, pottery, hearth cooking, and other early American skills and trades. The week culminates with a Lovefeast at Home Moravian Church. 9 am – noon daily. $175 per camper / $140 for Friends of Old Salem. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

12,�19,�or�29� Tuesdays ST. PHiLiPS: SUMMER ODYSSEY CAMP

Journey to the lands of West Africa, the Caribbean, and back to Salem! Embrace the cultures through gardening, song, food, and crafts! Bring your imagination and your thinking caps for these one-day camp sessions. Choose your day, 10 am–12 noon. $7 per camper / adult $13. Group rates available: minimum 14 /maximum 25. Call 800-441-5305 to register or for more information.

18–22,�25–29� Monday–Friday SUMMER CAMP: FiVE YESTERDAYS

This session is for rising 3rd through 5th graders (see June for grades 6-8). This one-of-a-kind learning program offers hands-on summer sessions that concen-trate on the crafts, trades, and lifestyles of the Moravians who lived in Salem in the late 18th and early 19th centu-ries. Campers will learn history while strengthening their listening, critical thinking, and social skills. Activities are carefully planned according to age and ability, ensuring that every child benefits from the program. Activities include working with textiles, pottery, hearth cooking, and other early American skills and trades. The week culminates with a Lovefeast at Home Moravian Church. 9 am – noon daily. $175 per camper / $140 for Friends of Old Salem. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 800-441-5305.

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MASTERWORKS OF NORTH CAROLiNA EARTHENWARE” During the last half of the 18th century, potters of European and British descent introduced a vari-ety of Old World ceramic traditions to the Carolina backcountry. On view are 160 of the most masterful slipware dishes and other ceramic objects made by Moravian potters at Salem and Bethabara and contemporary Germanic and British craftsmen in other areas of the North Carolina Piedmont. Horton Museum Center. $8 adult/$4 child or $6 adult/$3 child with purchase of All-in-One ticket.




Call 336-721-7350, Fax 336-721-7335 or visit www.oldsalem.org for more information.

Group rates are available for holiday events. Call the Group Tour Office Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at 1-800-441-5305, toll free.

Your�All-in-One�Ticket to Salem includes admission to many events. Some events, when noted, require an additional ticket and reservations. For more infor-mation on tickets and pricing, call 336-721-7350.

Hours: Old Salem Visitor Center is open Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:30-5:00 p.m. Exhibit buildings are open Tuesday–Saturday 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., except Sunday when they are open 1:00–4:30 p.m. Old Salem Museums & Gardens is closed on Mondays, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day.

The�MESDA�Auditorium�is�located�in�the�Horton�Museum�Center.

Museum�Class�Registrations: Please call 800-441-5305 to reserve a place in any of the Museum Classes.

Workshop�Registrations: Please call 800-441-5305 to reserve a place in any of the workshops.

MESDA�Seminar�Registrations: Please call 336-721-7360.

Note: All outdoor programs will be held weather permitting.

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