An Agreeable Prospect: Rediscovering Drayton Hall in the 18th-century Atlantic World
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A One-Day Symposium With The Decorative Arts Trust & Drayton Hall Preservation Trust
December 7, 2018
Drayton Hall
3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Join us on Friday, December 7, at Drayton Hall for an exciting day of new research about the cosmopolitan world of 18th-century South Carolina. This special one-day program will explore the landscape, architecture, and decorative arts of the site, focusing on recent findings in each area through lectures and in-depth tours.
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
SCHEDULE
8:30am
- Registration with Coffee
9:30am
- Introductory Remarks
Carter C. Hudgins
President and Chief Executive Officer, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust
Matthew A. Thurlow
Executive Director, The Decorative Arts Trust
9:45am
- “Proud to Catch Cold at a Venetian Door”: Reassessing John Drayton’s Place Among the Palladians
Patricia Lowe Smith
Curator of Architectural Resources, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust
10:30am
- Coffee Break
10:45am
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“Paint Archaeology and Conservation at Drayton Hall: Paint Colors in John Drayton’s Time”
Susan Buck, Conservator and Paint Analyst
11:30am
- Enlightened Readers: Building an Atlantic Library on the Ashley River, 1738-1821
Gabriella Angeloni, PhD, Curator and House Manager for the Miles Brewton House
12:00pm
- Lunch
1:00-4:00pm
- In-depth tours of the house, galleries, and landscape, led by:
- Eric Becker
Manager of Landscapes, Horticulture and New Facilities, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust - Ed Chappell
Shirley and Richard Roberts Director of Architectural and Archaeological Research, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation - Susan L. Buck, PhD / Conservator and Paint Analyst
- Sarah Stroud Clarke
Archaeologist and Curator of Collections, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust - Chris Swan
Senior Conservator of Wooden Artifacts, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Eric Becker
4:00pm
- Closing Reception
Fundraiser for the Emerging Scholars Program at the Charles Elliott House
Thursday, December 6
6:00pm
A visit to this recently preserved and privately owned house is a rare treat. Built by Charles Elliott about 1770, the resident is among the largest ‘single’ houses dating to the colonial period. It also features one of the earliest documented piazzas—much rebuilt but known from early drawings. In 1911, the façade was embellished with brownstone trim, and the wings were expanded. The highlight of the house is the original interior woodwork and paneling. The main parlor features elaborate rococo carvings, the missing elements recreated based on ghosting left on the original paneling. The meticulous restoration represents the work of interns and young scholars for research, a master carver, custom Delft tiles, and specialty painters.
Please join us for a memorable evening of connoisseurship and conviviality as we toast our hostess’ hospitality and support the next generation of curators and academics through Drayton Hall’s Wood Family Fellowship Fund and the Trust’s Emerging Scholars Program.