Corner House Antiques: American antique wicker

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Located in the Heart of the Massachusetts Berkshires
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EVENTS AT CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES

AMERICAN ANTIQUE WICKER EXHIBITION "SAILS" TO CAPE COD JUNE 3 - NOVEMBER 1, 2008

	The *American Antique Wicker* exhibition hosted by The Sheffield Historical Society in 2007 is "sailing" to Cape Cod to the Chatham Historical Society for the 2008 summer and fall seasons. The exhibit includes examples of woven furniture from the 1870s through the 1920s. Four major styles of wicker evolved during that Golden Age and many period pieces were on display at the Society's Atwood House Museum and galleries on Stage Harbor Road in Chatham. The Sheffield exhibition was drawn from the personal collection of Sheffield residents Thomas & Kathleen Tetro and their business Corner House Antiques in celebration of the business's 30th anniversary. The Chatham exhibit will include special additions from the extensive collection of antique wicker collector and dealer, Mary Jean Mclaughlin of Ivoryton CT.
		LECTURE - THE LIFE OF CYRUS WAKEFIELD The Chatham Historical Society hosted a lecture by John Wall of the Wakefield Historical Society on the life of Cyrus Wakefield, noted founder of the American wicker industry. The talk took place in the Society's main gallery as a prelude to the *American Antique Wicker* exhibition opening on June 3. Select examples of American antique wicker were on display in the 8 permanent museum galleries during the lecture.



CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES CELEBRATES 30 YEARS with EXHIBITION of *AMERICAN ANTIQUE WICKER* at THE SHEFFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY


	The Sheffield Historical Society hosted *American Antique Wicker, an exhibition of woven furniture from the 1870s through the 1920s. Four major styles of wicker evolved during that Golden Age and many period pieces were on display at the Old Stone Store, the Society's museum building On The Green, Main St., Sheffield, Massachusetts. The exhibit ran from Saturday July 7th, through Sunday August 12th*, 2007. The exhibition was drawn from the personal collection of Sheffield residents Thomas & Kathleen Tetro and their in-town business, Corner House Antiques. In celebration of their shop's 30-year Anniversary, the couple collaborated with The Sheffield Historical Society to present and intriguing educational display of 19th and early 20th century American wicker. Authenticated items made by the Wakefield Rattan Co., Heywood Bros. Co., Colt Willow Ware Works, and other early wicker manufacturers were on view, as well as historic documents and artifacts related to the industry - weaving patents and furniture illustrations of the 1880s, advertisements, catalogs, posters, and late 19th century photographs. A full spectrum of American wicker was traced from its early rudimentary forms, to intricate Victorian examples, open latticed Bar Harbor designs, flowing Art Deco lines and the rectilinear Stick Wicker style. Rare and unusual antique wicker items were shown along with familiar pieces often depicted in turn-of-the-century Berkshire cottages.


CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES AT TRADE SECRETS ANTIQUE SHOW SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007, SHARON, CT



	Tom and Kathy Tetro, owners of Corner House Antiques in Sheffield, MA, participated in the annual Trade Secrets antiques & rare garden plant show and sale on May 19th at LionRock Farm in Sharon, CT. 10% of all sales at the show was donated to Women's Support Services, a worthy charity for victims of domestic violence and abuse.

CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUE WICKER ON STAGE SUMMER 2006
	Corner House Antiques continues its longstanding tradition of loaning antique wicker to area theatres. This summer an interesting selection of wicker was on stage for the Tennesee Williams play "Sweet Bird of Youth" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, MA, and "The Human Comedy" from the story by William Saroyan at the Barrington Stage Co. in Pittsfield, MA.

CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES AT GUIDO'S MARKETPLACE
	Guido's Marketplace, an upscale market in the Berkshires, located in Great Barrington, MA, has a longstanding program of offering its three large windows to various local artisans, businesses, and community events planners for month-long displays. Corner House Antiques filled one of these windows with a vignette of American antique wicker.

"VINTAGE" DELIVERY ..... FRESH PICKED ANTIQUE WICKER We have done some wonderful recent buying -- chairs, rockers, tables, multipiece matching sets..... Contact us if you have specific antique wicker needs.

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