Preview Party for The Charleston Show

PRODUCED BY THE ANTIQUES COUNCIL

Please join HONORARY CHAIR LADY HENRIETTA SPENCER-CHURCHILL AND THE PREVIEW PARTY COMMITTEE

at the

PREVIEW PART Y benefiting D R AY T O N H A L L P R E S E R VAT I O N T R U S T

T H U RS DAY

M A R C H 21, 2 0 2 4 7 TO 9PM F E S T I VA L H A LL 56 Beaufain Street | Charleston

L A DY H E N R I E T TA S P E N C E R - C H U R C H I L L Henrietta Spencer-Churchill is the eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough whose family home is Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

Henrietta studied at the Inchbald School of Design before forming her own highly successful interior design company Woodstock Designs in 1981 and has undertaken commissions worldwide. In 1986, Henrietta formed a separate company, Spencer-Churchill Designs, which produces furniture, fabrics and wallpapers. She has written ten books since her first book Classic English Interiors was published in 1990.

Henrietta is an international lecturer and is continuously involved with the restoration of Blenheim Palace.

D R AY T O N H A L L E X H I B I T In 1733, John Drayton (1715–1779), received a portfolio containing 48 watercolor paintings by artist George Edwards (1694–1773), the father of British ornithology. These watercolors were completed ten years before the publication of the first volume of Edwards’ A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743) and are the oldest of their type to survive in North America. Drayton was 18 years old, and this exchange is the best evidence for him experiencing a grand tour of Europe as Edwards never visited North America. Long forgotten, the watercolors were discovered in the attic of 25 East Bay Street upon the death of Charlotta Drayton in 1969. Over time, portions of the portfolio were sold. In 2009, Drayton Hall was able to purchase 21 of the 48 paintings, now recognized as the Lenhardt Collection of George Edwards Watercolors’ at Drayton Hall. Flights of Fancy: An Exploration of Uncommon Birds highlights some of the most important species and reunites additional original portfolio paintings from museums and private collectors for the first time in 55 years.

COVER IMAGE: Eastern screech owl from Lenhardt Collection of George Edwards’ Watercolors at Drayton Hall

THE C HARLESTON SHOW P R E V I E W PA R T Y Please join decorative arts and preservation enthusiasts for an elegant evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres amid a stunning array of international antiques, fine art, and contemporary decorative arts.

V I P R E C E P T I O N | $ 3 2 5* Enjoy early access beginning at 6pm *Drayton Hall members $300

O P E N I N G N I G H T PA R T Y | $ 2 2 5* Beginning at 7pm *Drayton Hall members $200

Guests will receive complimentary three-day passes to The Charleston Show and admission to visit Drayton Hall from March 21 through March 31, 2024.

R . S .V. P. Register online at https://bit.ly/PreviewParty2024 or click QR code below for ticket processing

or contact Molly McGaan mmcgaan@draytonhall.org | 843.769.2611 Reservations Limited

We are grateful to the Preview Party Committee members and Corporate Sponsors for their generous support of this evening.

P R E V I E W PA R T Y C O M M I T T E E L ADY HENRIET TA SPENCER-CHURCHILL

Honorary Chair CYNNIE AND PETER KELLOGG

JILL AND RICHARD ALMEIDA SUMMER AND CLYDE ANDERSON

SILVIA AND JAY KREHBIEL

WILLIAM BODINE

CINDY AND BEN LENHARDT

GR ACE AND TED FEY

PAT TI MANIGAULT

ALEX ANDR A AND DAVID FOX

JANE AND MIKE McL AIN

SUSAN ZISES GREEN

NANCY AND SCOT T SANTI

BETSY AND CHAPPELL HALSTEAD

ELIZABETH AND CHARLES SULLIVAN

CAROL AND ROCH HILLENBR AND

MOLLY THOMPSON

LESLIE HINDMAN

DEBR A AND JIM TREYZ

MARIANNE AND BEN JENKINS

SANDR A AND PHILIP VINEYARD

SAR AH AND JAMES JOHNSON

TINA WARDROP

GAIL K AHN

WENDY C.H. WELLIN

ANNE AND DICK KEIGHER

C O R P O R AT E S P O N S O R S P L AT I N UM

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