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Article: Charlestonians abroad.(exhibit at Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina)
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- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
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From the 1740s to the eve of the Civil War Charleston, South Carolina, was the economic and cultural capital of the South. Exports of naval stores, rice, indigo, and cotton supported a wealthy group of planters who divided their time between plantation and city. In Charleston they built large houses furnished with the most fashionable goods from Europe, particularly London. An exhibition that explores the cultural exchange between Charleston and Europe, especially England, is on view at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston from April 9 to July 3. Entitled In Pursuit of Refinement: Charlestonians Abroad, 1740-1860, it is presented with the cooperation of Historic ...