Summer Furniture Series Lecture “Eliphalet Chapin: A Leading Force behind Connecticut Valley Furniture” Lecture/Demonstration by Will Neptune

This is the first in a three-part summer lecture series to complement the exhibition, A Tradition of Craft: Current Works by the Society of American Period Furniture Makers.  Furniture maker and teacher Will Neptune will explore Connecticut Valley furniture and especially the aesthetic and influence of Eliphalet Chapin (1741-1807) and his followers. The interaction of materials, patterns, tools, and methods of work will be explained and demonstrated.