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35th Annual Antiques Show at the Brandywine River Museum
(January 2006, #008)

For Immediate Release

CHADDS FORD, PA—Thirty-two outstanding antique dealers from across the nation will be featured at the 35th Annual Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend. Hosted by the Museum Volunteers, the event presents a variety of American and English furniture, glass, metalware, ceramics, folk art, quilts, Oriental and European porcelain, rugs and other fine collectibles.

The Antiques Show runs Saturday through Monday, May 27 to May 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. All proceeds benefit the Brandywine River Museum Volunteers' Art Purchase Fund. Antiques are displayed in the Museum Courtyard, the second and third floor mill galleries, and the Museum Lecture Room.

New to the show this year are Colette Donovan of Merrimacport, MA featuring early 18th and 19th C. American country furniture and textiles; James Galley of Lederach, Pennsylvania featuring Chinese export porcelain; Orley & Shabahang, from New York, New York with Antique Persian carpets; and Charles Edwin Puckett, of Akron, Ohio featuring illuminated manuscripts and classical antiquities. Returning exhibitors include Fiske & Freeman of Belmont, Vermont, Campbell House Antiques from Baltimore, Maryland, Kemble's Early American Furniture of Norwich, Ohio and Autumn Pond Antiques from Bolton, Connecticut.

Additionally, several antiques dealers will present booth talks. These 30-minute talks will be offered Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29, 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Booth talks are free with Antiques Show admission.

On Friday, May 26, a special preview party of the Antiques Show will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person ($50 tax deductible) in advance and at the door (cash, check or credit card accepted). The ticket price includes valet parking, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music and show admission. Please call 610-388-8318 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org for tickets.

To accompany the 2006 Antiques Show, the Brandywine River Museum presents a special exhibition, Treasures from the Sea: Sailors' Valentines and Shellwork, beginning May 27 and continuing through July 24. In the 19th century, shellwork was at the height of its popularity in America and abroad. Women used their leisure time to create shell compositions, and sailors returned from sea bearing shell souvenirs. This exhibition examines diverse objects made from shells and features many examples of the popular sailors' valentine.

On Saturday, May 27, Diana Bittel will share her expertise in a lecture and tour of the exhibition. Her presentation will begin at 9:30 a.m., following a continental breakfast in the Museum Restaurant at 9:00 a.m. The price of the breakfast and lecture, which includes admission to the Antiques Show, is $20 per person.

Bessemer Trust Company of Delaware, N.A. is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2006 Antiques Show. Media Sponsors are The Hunt, Delaware Today, and Main Line Today. Corporate Sponsors are Davidson Capital Management, Wawa, Inc., Pearl Pressman Liberty Communications Group, Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Back Burner Restaurant, Inn at Montchanin Village, and Krazy Kat's.

The Brandywine River Museum is located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The museum is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Christmas Day. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit the museum's website at www.brandywinemuseum.org.


For digital photography to accompany this press release,
please call 610-388-8337 or email jmaguire@brandywine.org.

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Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1 and PA Route 100
P.O. Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317