Museum
of
Early
Southern Decorative Arts
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Visit
Tours & Tickets
Behind the Scenes Tours
Hands-on School Programs
Museum Hours
Directions
Programs
Upcoming Programs
Summer Institute
Program Videos
Collection
Search the Collection
Online Exhibitions
Research
Research Center
MESDA Object Database
MESDA Craftsman Database
MESDA Subject Database
Library
Gray Rare Book Collection
MESDA Journal
Support
Frank’s 100th Birthday
Friends of MESDA
Frank L. Horton Society
Horton Fellowship Fund
MESDA Annual Fund
Object Gifts
Planned Giving
MESDA Object Database Search
Keyword Search
Important: Do not use quotations marks around search terms.
Object Name
For best results begin with a broad term (chair). To refine, invert object names (chair, arm). Do not use quotations marks.
Artist/Maker
Last name first separated by a comma (Shaw, John). If no results try surname only.
Place Made
Spell out state names (Knoxville, Tennessee). If no results try city or state only.
Date
Important: Use single year date only (1775). Results will include records with that specific year and records with date ranges that include that year (i.e., 1770–1790).
Photo Number
Include prefix and hyphen but (S-4555).
