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37th Annual Antiques Show to Take Place May 24-26 at the Brandywine River Museum

(March 2008, #092)

For Immediate Release

CHADDS FORD, PA — March, 7, 2008 — Thirty-one of the nation's most outstanding antique dealers will showcase a variety of American and English furniture, glass, metalware, ceramics folk art, quilts, Oriental and European porcelain, rugs, and other fine collectibles at the 37th Annual Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily.

Hosted by the Museum Volunteers, all proceeds benefit their Art Purchase Fund, which has added more than 200 paintings, drawings and prints to the Museum's holdings since 1975.

New to the show this year are antiques dealers Mark & Marjorie Allen of Manchester, New Hampshire; Douglas Constant, Inc. of Orient, Long Island, New York; Jane McClafferty Antiques from New Canaan, Connecticut; Norwoods' Spirit of America of Timonium, Maryland and Michael J. Whitman Antiques from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

The exhibition Beyond Content: Decorative Wooden Boxes will go on view in conjunction with the Antiques Show. In the18th and 19th centuries, skillful cabinetmakers created boxes that combined function and beauty. These beautiful and fascinating boxes served a wide variety of purposes. They held expensive teas, protected household silver, and provided organized storage for ladies' sewing supplies, among other uses. Viewed as indispensable accessories, boxes reflect the styles of their times. Borrowed from both private and public collections, the exceptional boxes in this exhibition feature a broad range of decorative elements such as paint, veneer, and carving.

Special Events: The Preview Party takes place on Friday, May 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person. The cost includes valet parking, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, and show admission.

On Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., several dealers will share their "Passion for Collecting" through special talks in the booths. These 30-minute talks are free with Antiques Show admission.

On Saturday, May 24, show-goers can take a guided tour of the Beyond Content at 9:30 a.m. This event also included a continental breakfast in the Museum Restaurant at 9 a.m. The $20 fee includes the tour, breakfast and admission to the Antiques Show, Space is limited, so reservations are required. Admission to the Antiques Show is $10 per person. For information or to make a reservation for the Saturday morning event, please call 610-388-8318 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org.

Bessemer Trust Company of Delaware, N.A. is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2008 Antiques Show. Media Sponsors are The Hunt, Delaware Today, and Main Line Today. Corporate Sponsors are Davidson Trust Company, 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, visit the museum's website at www.brandywinemuseum.org or call 610-388-2700.

# # # Media Contacts:
Hillary Holland and Lora Englehart
610-388-8337
lenglehart@brandywine.org


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