LECTURE | Masterworks in Wood: Understanding Wethersfield's Furniture Legacy With Pat Kane

Renowned decorative arts scholar Pat Kane reveals the remarkable story of Connecticut's Wethersfield chest tradition in this specialized lecture. Explore the intersection of artistry, craftsmanship, and cultural identity through these colonial masterpieces that represent some of America's finest early furniture making. Kane's expertise illuminates how these functional objects reflect broader patterns of settlement, trade, and artistic expression in the Connecticut River Valley, making them invaluable windows into colonial American life and aesthetics.

Tickets: General Admission $15| Members $10 | Jenrette Society & Students $5

You may also like the following events from Webb Deane Stevens Museum:

• Next month, 2nd October, 06:00 pm, SPECIAL EVENT | An Evening of Spirit Messages with Scott Allan in Wethersfield
• Next month, 11th October, 10:00 am, CLASS | Saturday Morning Arts: Contemporary Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective in Wethersfield
• Next month, 16th October, 06:00 pm, SPECIAL EVENT | The Veil’s Whisper: An Evening of Tarot and the Occult in Wethersfield

Also check out other Arts events in Wethersfield.