May, 2002                                                                                             Volume 4.4

 

 

PORS 3^rd Anniversary Party and Show and Tell to be held at Pat and Den Suplee’s home on June 23^rd at 3PM

Members of the Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society are invited to the home Pat and Den Suplee to celebrate the 3^rd Anniversary of PORS and to share their Oriental rug interests with fellow PORS members. 

Bring a rug/textile or two that especially interests you.  Please be kind enough to share what you know about it, possibly; where it is from, its design and structural characteristics, age, any restorations, its intended use, as well as when, where and why you acquired it. We don’t want to you put you on-the-spot but do want to stimulate some interesting rug talk.

At this meeting, we will also elect a new Steering Committee and canvas for program ideas. Please come ready to volunteer yourselves and your ideas.

A light supper buffet will be served with champagne to toast our three successful years of operation. Call George Trotman (215-985-0889) by June 13^th with your reservation since we need to give numbers to the caterer. Directions and a map are below.

 

ICOC Rug Club Exhibit 

In view of the apparent lack of interest by other rug clubs; the significant projected costs to PORS; and that there is as yet no scheduled deadline for the selection of pieces to be exhibited, PORS is not moving forward to formally participate in the Washington ICOC next April.

 

Fall Events

We are considering kicking off our fall with a trip to the Textile Museum in Washington. Beginning on September 13^th they will have on view two exhibits of interest: “The Classical Tradition in Anatolian Carpets” and “Secrets of Silk”. In the fall/winter timeframe we hope to reschedule a presentation by local dealer Marcy Burns on American Indian textiles. Her recent engagement has necessitated her postponing her time with us.

 

ACOR 6 Report

ACOR 6 recently held in Indianapolis was a smashing success. What I personally like about ACOR conferences is that something new and interesting is tried at every one. ACOR 6 attendance was expanded to a higher number of 500 proving that a larger number in attendance does not destroy the hallmark of all ACOR conferences: a friendly, informal and far from stuffy event.

A new feature in the focus sessions, “Out of the Cedar Chest – Off the Wall” was terrific. Mike Tschebull, Gerald Paquin and Mark Hopkins showed and discussed pieces from there own collections. They invited hands on participation by the audience. This feature should be tried by all rug clubs.

Dealers’ Row was in a new setting. Rather than using a hotel room as their exhibit space each of the 70+ dealers had their own booth with well lit and displayed pieces.  Some, however, missed the old intimacy of chatting and making deals in a dealer’s space much like the Istanbul Bazaar. Prices were much higher than in the past. Any decent Anatolian piece had a price tag of $10,000, including fragments.

I am very much looking forward to ACOR 7 in Seattle in 2004 and would encourage PORS members to attend at least one ACOR conference. They are educational and lots of fun. 

    

 Samy Rabinovic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directions: to 127 St. Georges Rd. Ardmore. From Center City:  Take the Schuylkill Expressway (#76) West to the Gladwyne Ext. Turn left onto Hollow Rd.  At dead end turn right onto Conshohocken State Rd. (#23).  At traffic light, continue straight. You are on Mill Creek Rd.  At next light make a left.  You will still be on Mill Creek Rd.  Continue to next light which is Montgomery Ave. Turn left and immediately turn left again.  YMCA is on corner. You will be on St. Georges Rd. The Suplee house is the 5^th house down on the right. If there is no parking left on St. Georges, park on Glenn Road or in the Suburban Square Shopping center Parking lot located at Montgomery Ave. and Glenn Rd.

By Train:  Take the R-5 to Ardmore. Walk east toward Ruby’s Restaurant. Cross Montgomery Ave. Walk east to corner of St. Georges and Montgomery Ave. (YMCA is on corner.)  Turn left. The Suplee house is the 5^th house on the right hand side of the street.