An extraordinary collection examines how Shaker furniture, along with Pennsylvania German and New England folk art, expresses a distinctly American identity. ⬬
1876: Inventing the Colonial Revival
In celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Independence, The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 was America’s coming-of-age party. ⬬
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter! NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025Guest Editor’s Letter Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser Artist ProfileOn the cover: Valerie Hegarty ObjectsNostalgia in Motion: How immigrant craftsmen built America’s first amusement rides. Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle The Obscure ConnoisseurPart II: In which the writer brandishes his polishing cloth. Ralph Gardner Jr. PerspectivesMitch’s Musings: When old textiles meet …
The Life Historic
A port town with astonishingly rich period architecture, centuries-old Edenton is becoming one of North Carolina’s best places to be.
Object lesson: Bringing Stained Glass Up Close
The multi-dimensionality of mosaic glasswork.
Essential Questions
The American Folk Art Museum confronts viewers with the thorny matter of art and mental illness.
Inside Job
A Columbia Museum of Art exhibition explores artistic depictions of interior scenes and the applied and decorative arts in early twentieth-century America.
Leash Common Denominator
Some notes on art, design, and historical artifacts related to dogs.
Making Faces
Federal American Vernacular Portraits, 1790s to 1840s.
“Beautiful, Useful, and Enduring”
The story of the estimable arts and crafts silver of the Kalo Shop and the principled, indomitable woman at the firm’s helm: Clara Barck Welles.