Friendly Furniture: The Quaker Cabinetmakers of Guilford County

Join us for a special lecture on Guilford County history with Robert Leath, Chief Curator & Vice President at Old Salem Museums & Gardens.

The distinctive furniture of early Quaker settlers in Guilford County was first presented by the late John Bivins in a pioneering article in the May 1973 issue of The Magazine ANTIQUES, “A piedmont North Carolina cabinetmaker: The development of regional style.” Bivins identified several case pieces—consisting of chests, chests of drawers, clock cases, desks, desks and bookcases, high chests, and high chests on frame—as part of a local and distinct group. Additional documentation over the past fifty years has revealed a complex network of Quaker cabinetmakers responsible for the region’s earliest furniture identity.

FREE: Co-Hosted by The Greensboro History Museum, The Guilford College Quaker Archives, and Preservation Greensboro – Blandwood Mansion.

This program takes place at Blandwood Carriage House!