On Owen Biddle’s 1806 book, The Young Carpenter’s Assistant.
Seamless Transition
An excerpt from the book The New Antiquarians takes us into the Maine home of a young clothing designer turned folk art collector and dealer.
Facets and settings: Library Gems
A roundup of some noteworthy recent books on jewelers and their jewelry.
The Joy of Cookbooks
A cookbook collector catalogues a few of the many volumes that have helped him explore and enjoy the byways of American cuisine.
“Gracious and artful devices for the adornment of life”
An excerpt from the new book English Needlework, 1600–1740, The Percival D. Griffiths Collection charts the origins of the twentieth-century reappraisal of the embroiderer’s art.
Time in a Bottle
A new book explores the glass collections at Yale University, reflecting the broad sweep of American history in vitreous form
On books: Damozels & Deities
A new monograph on Pre-Raphaelite stained glass, plus notable museum catalogues from the past year.
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