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Happy New Year from
Winterthur Licensed Products!
2010 promises to be a
busy year for Winterthur. With new
product introductions planned and projects on the
drawing board, we expect to bring you a lot of
exciting news in the coming months.
Winterthur will be closed to the
public in February, opening March 9 to
the March
Bank in bloom and the opening of two
garden-themed exhibitions, Flower
Power, open March 9-June 7, and
the anticipated Lost Gardens of the
Brandywine, on view March
27-July 26.
To learn more about the
exciting events happening at Winterthur, visit winterthur.org.
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Projects
The Creation
of a Licensed Product
Andersen &
Stauffer of Lititz, PA have
reproduced the beautifully carved
Philadelphia rococo fire screen with hairy paw
feet on display in the Blackwell Parlor at
Winterthur (above, original is at left,
reproduction is at right). The
original was made between 1770 and 1771 at
the shop of Philadelphia cabinetmaker Thomas
Affleck for the wealthy merchant
John Cadwalader. Common
in the 18th century, fire screens enabled
people to warm themselves by the fire while
moderating the heat directed toward their
faces. A pole on a tripod base held an
adjustable screen that also served as a suitable
place to showcase prized needlework.
Winterthur furniture conservator
Mark Anderson helped Andersen and Stauffer
document the original fire screen in the furniture
lab at Winterthur.
Castings taken from the original,
along with tracings and images of the
original, guided Andersen and Stauffer's
craftsman as he carved the intricate,
graceful legs and hairy paw feet.

The detailed decorative
edge of the fire screen frame is carved
on the front as well as on the reverse!
Andersen & Stauffer's elegant
tripod base, with high-style, rococo cabriole
legs, flower and leaf carving, and hairy paw feet
accurately captures the spirit of its 18th-century
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NEW! Winterthur products
at the
New York International
Gift Fair
January 30-February
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See the entire collection at Pier
94, Booths 45039 and 45041, January 30-February 3,
9:00 am-6:00 pm, closing on February 3 at 3:00
pm.
Thomas Glenn Collection will be at
the Javits Convention Center, Booths 3124 and
3126, January 31-February 4, 9:00 am-6:00 pm,
closing on February 4 at 12 noon.
More Winterthur
licensee locations...
Galison,
Javits Convention Center, Booths 2240, 2242,
2244
Caspari,
Javits Convention Center, Booths 3272, 3274, 3273,
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Partners
Trans-Ocean
Imports
We are pleased to announce that Trans-Ocean Import
Company has renewed their
Winterthur licensing contract. Trans-Ocean
has been a partner since June 2004. With
products ranging from traditional adaptations to
modern inspirations, Trans-Ocean's Winterthur line
has always offered high quality and top style at
an excellent price.
Located in New York, Trans-Ocean
has been in business for more than 100
years. Expressing the unique color sense of
their talented designer, Liora
Manne, Trans-Ocean's products
add style and flair to any living space, indoors
and outdoors.
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People
Tom
Caldwell
Currey and
Company's Tom Caldwell knows
lamps. Having worked with
lighting since his teenage years, his skill
at creating table and floor lamps is unrivalled in
the lighting industry. Working with a
variety of materials and styles, Caldwell's
designs can be traditional, contemporary, or
transitional. He is known for his attention
to detail, his eye for proportions and his feel
for materials; he can create the right shade for
any lamp. There is a lamp for almost any
decor in his collections.

Caldwell joined Currey and Company
as Vice President of Product Design and
Development in June 2004. Since then he
has played an integral role in creating
designs for Winterthur, including
designing Zara
(sconce pictured above), which continues
to be among Currey and Company's best-selling
pieces . Selecting the most
interesting and sometimes surprising design
sources from the vast collection at Winterthur,
Caldwell's designs enliven the traditional and
historical, creating wonderful pieces suitable for
today's living environments.
Currey and Company's new
Winterthur collection will debut this spring at
their High Point Market showroom in the
International Home Furnishings
Center, M110, April 17-22,
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Revenue generated by the
sale of licensed
products supports the educational,
preservation and research programs of Winterthur
Museum. |
Sincerely,
Kristin
DeMesse Director, Licensed
Products 302.888.4861 kdemesse@winterthur.org Susan
Mathews Licensed Products
Assistant 302.888.4748 smathews@winterthur.org
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