Upholstery for an early easy chair
On the Scene at the Connecticut Spring Antiques Show
We dropped by this year’s Connecticut Spring Antiques Show in Hartford, presented by the Haddam Historical Society.
The irrefutable freshness of Thomas Jayne
Taking Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr.’s The Decoration of Houses as his starting point, in his new book the master decorator displays the many improvisations he has rung from historic models and classical principles
Intelligent design
A look at the evolution of the decorative arts collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, as it provides the loan exhibition for the 2018 edition of the Winter Antiques Show.
Culture and Travel: A visit to the lush Rococo Hall of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library
The library built in the central German city of Weimar in the latter decades of the eighteenth century by Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, is one of the world’s cultural treasures.
Highlights of the 54th annual Delaware Antiques Show
We took in opening night at the 54th annual Delaware Antiques Show in Wilmington, presented by the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. It’s a spectacular edition of this venerable event, and here are a few highlights:
Thomas Jefferson’s Letter Rack
David Esterly carves our past.
India and the arts and crafts movement at the Bard Graduate Center
The name Kipling is synonymous with British India in the nineteenth century, but a new exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery in New York hopes to foster associations beyond Gunga Din, Kim, and Peachey Carnehan.
Metal of Honor
Portrait medals at the Frick.
Melting pot modern
Creating an American style in the 1920s.