The multi-dimensionality of mosaic glasswork.
Object lesson: Social Engineering
The refined forms and high-minded purpose of A. W. N. Pugin’s gothic revivalism.
Object lesson: A Stitch from Time Past
On collecting antique sewing boxes.
Object lesson: Gallic Bred
Now nearly forgotten, New York furniture maker and French expatriate Léon Marcotte was the toast of tycoons in the Gilded Age.
Object lesson: Lights from the Dark Ages: The Lüsterweibchen
All about the world’s weirdest chandeliers.
Object lesson: Keeping Time with the Willards
Keynotes on a classic nineteenth-century American clock.
Object lesson: One Simple Trick
On the enduring appeal of puzzle jugs.
Object lesson: Everyday Silver and the Triumph of Queen Anne
An exploration of Queen Anne tableware as everyday silver.
Object Lesson: Emotion on the Auction Block
When Stair Galleries, an auction house in the small upstate New York city of Hudson, released its catalogue for the sale of famed author Joan Didion’s personal effects, there was one item that immediately caught our eye…
Object lesson: The Art of the Game
Board games have been a part of human socializing since the earliest days of civilization