A few years ago, one of two silver soup tureens ordered by Thomas Gibbons in 1810 came on the market, after remaining for nearly two centuries in the possession of his descendants.
A Classroom in the Age of Enlightenment
Revisiting Harvard’s Philosophy Chamber.
Handle with care
Introducing a new monthly column for aficionados of ceramics and glass.
Getting hitched: The St. John Altarpiece
With its tenderly human tableaux painted on a golden background, the St. John Altarpiece, attributed to Francescuccio Ghissi (active 1359–1374), was a gem of Italian art at the dawn of the Renaissance. But at some point in the nineteenth or early twentieth century, the altarpiece was sawn apart to separate its nine constituent panels.
A Fighting Chance
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia opened on April 19th.
Dispatch 8: The invasion of the modern
The eighth edition of Dispatches, a new sporadical email newsletter about the arts of the past as they live in the present day by Elizabeth Pochoda, Advisory Editor, The Magazine ANTIQUES.
Lulu and the Shadow Catcher
An adventurous photographer and a Midwestern librarian—trailblazers both.
Dispatch 7: The Past Resurgent
The seventh edition of Dispatches, a new sporadical email newsletter about the arts of the past as they live in the present day by Elizabeth Pochoda, Advisory Editor, The Magazine ANTIQUES.
Pocket-size punch
These tiny triumphs speak to human ingenuity, boundless reservoirs of patience, and painstaking craftsmanship in efforts where the slightest error will ruin the whole.
Presidential Appointments
Andrew Jackson and three Philadelphia cabinetmakers.