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An interior view signed by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) hangs above a veneered walnut dressing table, Boston, 1710-1730, formerly in the collection of Eric Martin Wunsch. On the dressing table, from left, are a delft hand warmer shaped like a book, London, probably Southwark, dated 1665 and initialed “B./I.E”; a delft jug with armorial decoration, London, 1699; and a Charles …
When he purchased his contemporary Memphis home, collector John Jerit wasn’t sure it would suit his outsider art collection, but over the years it has proved to be the perfect pairing. ⬬
With modest means and fifty-five years of persistence, a Maine state employee built a remarkable collection—and a legacy— one or two objects at a time.
Besides founding museums and having lots of money, what did Abby Rockefeller, a strict Baptist; Harry du Pont, an introverted aesthete; and the ebullient businesswoman Marjorie Merriweather Post have in common? As it turns out, linen closets piled with a rainbow selection of Marshal Fry napkins and placemats.
In a picturesque Dorset village, a celebrated architect and designer lives amid polished Georgian tables, curious Victorian chairs, and romantic Edwardiana.
The present and past of jewelry for men.
Collecting American furniture continues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
A sampler of culinary museums around the world, where food is explored as cultural tradition, as industry, and even as art.
All about the renaissance of the landmark nineteenth-century Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner.
An important new exhibition traces the life and work of Thomas W. Commeraw, free Black potter of early New York.