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Boston's Trinity Church: Celebrating 125 Years
Autumn 2002
Trinity Church, which annually draws over 100,000 visitors from around the world to Copley Square in the heart of Boston...
Ceramic Craze in Minneapolis
Autumn 2002
Over the past dozen years, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has been actively collecting ceramics that together relay the history of art and design. To this end...
Curator's Choice: Pan of Rohallion
Autumn 2002
Pan of Rohallion is the First object seen when entering The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Berkshire home where she lived from 1902 until 1911...
French Artists in California
Autumn 2002
In the 1870s, burgeoning wealth from the flow of mined Comstock silver and the new transcontinental railroad turned San Francisco into a promised land for artists...
Hands-On: Replication of Historic Stained Glass
Autumn 2002
When restoring historic stained glass windows, every effort is made to retain and mend the original glass. However, if a piece is missing or shattered beyond...
Harvard's Mystery Seminar
Autumn 2002
The study of decorative arts and the contexts within which they were made and used offers insight into how people...
Odd, Old & Unusual: Intriguing Forms in Delftware
Autumn 2002
When most people think of delftware, the ubiquitous plate, pot, or punch bowl often comes to mind. Occasionally other pieces of delftware are encountered...
The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics
Autumn 2002
In Japan, potters have traditionally been professional artisans, passing skills down from generation to generation....
A Pair of Art Nouveau Copper- Inlaid Silver Compotires
Holiday 2002
A recent discovery in the Tiffany & Co. (1837–present) archives has led to information about...
A Pictorial Survey of Collectible Decoys
Holiday 2002
For over two thousand years, hunters have used decoys to attract a variety of waterfowl for food, for their...
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