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Join the China Students' Club for a day in Portsmouth touring private collections of C.S.C. members and ceramic collections at Portsmouth museums. We will spend the morning at Strawbery Banke Museum, with a tour of the new Carter Curatorial Center's collection, led by Collections Manager Tara Vose, and several furnished houses. A short walk will take us to a C.S.C. members' house for a soup & sandwich lunch, then we will spend the early part of the afternoon touring the Warner House. Members may also tour the John Paul Jones House, with its display of ceramics and exhibit of samplers. The afternoon will conclude with visits to two homes of China Students' Club members.
Schedule
10:00 a.m.
Arrive at Strawbery Banke Museum and meet in the Tyco Visitor Center. Parking is available at the museum. For more information about Strawbery Banke Museum, visit their website.
12 noon
Lunch at a C.S.C. members' home, amidst a superb collection of New England redware.
1:30 p.m.
Tour Warner House, the earliest extant brick urban mansion in New England. The house was built between 1716-1718 for Captain Archibald Macpheadris, a merchant and ship owner, and his bride-to-be Sarah Wentworth (daughter of New Hampshire's provincial Governor, John Wentworth). The Warner House is named for the Portsmouth merchant, Jonathan Warner, who married Mary Macpheadris in 1760. The tour will include the archaeology lab. For more information about Warner House, visit their web site.
2:30 p.m.
Walk to a C.S.C. members' home to see a collection of ceramics related to Portsmouth archaeology and family associations.
3:30 p.m.
For those with energy remaining, a visit to the John Paul Jones House is recommended. The house is open until 5 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Visit another C.S.C. members' home, where we will enjoy a glass of wine, see some 18th century ceramics, and ceramics reference library.
Registration: In order to keep arrangements simple, on the day of the trip each member will pay the admission fee at each of the museums, $10 for SBM, $4 for WH, & $4 for JPJ. Lunch will be provided at C.S.C. members' homes. If you plan to join the China Students' Club on the trip, please call Anne Lanning (413-775-7208) or email her. It is important for the trip organizers and lunch providers to know in advance how many people plan to attend.
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