The Ford House in suburban Detroit features warm, Old World appointments, a rich collection of elegant antiques, and a surprise dash of sleek modern design.
Object lesson: Keeping Time with the Willards
Keynotes on a classic nineteenth-century American clock.
Field notes: Blind Spots
An exploration into the conversations that folk art, and antiques in general, can inspire.
A Blueprint for Early America
On Owen Biddle’s 1806 book, The Young Carpenter’s Assistant.
Facets and settings: Brooches as Books, Necklaces as Novellas
The narrative art jewelry of Barbara Paganin.
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.
Endnotes: Sweet History in Spain
Chocolate is a sugary treat and a historical tool at the Museo de la Xocolata.
Hot Stove League
A gallery of six kitchens in historic American homes across the nation.
Farther afield: Alimentary Athenaeums
A sampler of culinary museums around the world, where food is explored as cultural tradition, as industry, and even as art.
“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.