BROCKVILLE – Janet Carlile, a Sotheby's-trained appraiser, is returning to Fulford Place on Sunday, October 16 for the third in a series of workshops designed to help you learn more about antiques. The session will focus on how to identify and appreciate British and Canadian furniture from the mid-1700s until the 1920s.

Workshop participants will learn about marquetry, parquetry, refinishing and fakes on the market. Each person is invited to bring one antique for identification. Participants must be able to carry their own item, so are encouraged to bring only pictures of large items or one of a set of chairs or one drawer from a dresser, etc.

The workshop will be of interest to curators, collectors, dealers and furniture enthusiasts. The session runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a 1¼-hour lunch break. Lunch reservations can be made in Fulford Place's Tearoom or participants may bring their own.

Carlile's career highlights include hosting "The A-Z of Antiques" from 1994-99 for BBC Radio and teaching a course at Lancaster University on the artifacts and implements relating to Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian social history. Her recent clients include: The Canadian Museum of Civilization, Rideau Hall and the House of Commons. Carlile also serves on the Board of the Ontario Historical Society and is the curator/director of the Arnprior and District Museum.

The cost of the workshop is $65 per person. Pre-registration is required. For tickets or more information, call 613-498-3003.

Fulford Place – a National Historic Site – is owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, a not-for-profit agency of the Government of Ontario, dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario's heritage.

For more information about Fulford Place and other Foundation activities, call 416-325-5000.

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Contact:

Pam Brooks
Coordinator, Eastern Ontario Museum Sites
Ontario Heritage Foundation
Fulford Place
287 King Street East
Brockville, Ontario
Telephone: 613-498-3003
E-mail: fulford@heritagefdn.on.ca